something already

[soulmeme]

[somethingalready]

unknown

[electripipedream]

Hetty MacLise Ira Cohen mylar chamber photograph 1968 

[lesbianartandartists]

Linn Underhill, The Creation of Madam, from the Cosmic Dominatrix Series, 2000-2001

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Nathaniel Russell

[damoncasarez]

Hannah Starkey - Photographs 1997-2007

Selection of images from Hannah Starkey’s 2007 book, Photographs 1997-2007. This is one of my all time favorite photographers. I’ve reread the interview at the back of the book so many times over the years. It’s so helpful to hear an artist speak on their work and their process. Looking forward to her next book!

“Hannah Starkey’s early works were staged photography scenarios based on the experiences of young women living in the contemporary city. Meticulously constructed and often cinematic, they suggest a narrative that had been artificially suspended in time.”

Interview excerpt:

Your pictures involve a complicated construction process that involves actresses, models and sets. How did you arrive at this way of working?

HS: Well, there is a very basic reason for it. I didn’t feel I had the right to point the camera at someone without asking permission. And once you ask permission, you disrupt the scene. I would rather experience that instantaneous moment and then photograph it. I suppose I distill the essence of a scene, cast it and recreate a small aspect of it. I am interested in redefining the real, and staged photography seems to allow for an interpretation of the real-real time and how it is experienced both internally and externally. It reinforces our perception of ourselves in relation to the outside world.

[matty-boops]

this is the best single panel comic

who did it

[ninebagatelles]

“At times when you’re taking photographs you realise that you’re hooked on composition and you’re no longer really aware of what it is you’re seeing. Composition can quickly become narcissistic: you fancy yourself as an artist. The pictures you take in that frame of mind are often completely empty, precisely because they’re too perfect. Composition is not only a problem every time you take or enlarge a photo, it’s also a product of your attitude as you look at something and the mood you are in.”

Wim Wenders, from Written in the West

[bluemantle]

Recently my grandmother found out I’m queer. Her response was to tell me that she disapproves of me living with my “friend” (i.e. my girlfriend) and that I should give up my vile queer ways and become a Christian (Lol). She even sent me a bible.  Here are its remains, which I made into black-out poetry.

Poem 1: Bisexual (from Leviticus 19:9)— “Have sexual relations with her.  Have sexual relations with him.  Have sexual relations with both a woman and a man.  Have sexual relations with yourself. Vomit on everyone who does not respect you.”

Poem 2: Fisting (from Judges 8:5)— “water/ lap the water/ drink/go down to drink/your hands/go down/I give into your hands/go down/encouraged/down/on the seashore/the whole hand/your hand/inside/I get to the edge/and shout/grasping/crying out/Beth/Beth/Beth/Beth/Beth/God/I came”

Poem 3: A Letter to the Exiles (from Jeremiah 28:13) — “Ze said: ‘Do not let lies name you, nor harm your heart. Gather. Raise the sword against them. They scorn and reproach, for they have not listened— again and again have not listened.’ “

Poem 4: Child (from Ezekiel 16:22) — “Your father and your mother rubbed salt in. No one looked on you with pity or had compassion enough for you, for on the day you were born you were despised. Live! Grow.  I looked at you and saw you were enough.”

Poem 5: Father (from Ezekiel 16:22) — “You never adored us. You became very angry. You took some out on us. Your sons and daughters were not enough? You slaughtered— in all your detestable practices— our youth.”

Poem 6: Misandry (from Acts 27:41) — “Dangerous men should be broken.”

[fandomsandfeminism]

Fucking beautiful.

[leighalanna]

First poetry I’ve enjoyed in ages.

[y2kaestheticinstitute]

Britney Spears by Jill Greenberg for Teen People Magazine (February 2000)

[somethingalready]

Jill Greenberg, y'all.

[ryan-duffin]

Not Dildo Shopping, 2016

Ryan Duffin

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[colinquinn]

Allan Wexler.

Coffee Seeks Its Own Level. 1990. If one person alone lifts his cup, coffee overflows the other three cups. All four people need to coordinate their actions and lift simultaneously. Inspired by the principle “water seeks its own level”. I had been working on a series of projects using basic scientific principles learned in high school as a means to explore architectural issues.    

[lifeinhellarchives]

”Struggling Artist Magazine” - November 2, 1984

[comicsworkbook]

Matt Groening

[art-creature]

weird feelings / no feelings

[postage-in-return]

Dearest Friends, and Bernie Supporters of Massachusetts, Texas, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Colorado, Oklahoma and Alabama (and neighboring states).

There’s 8 days until ‘Super Tuesday’ (March 1st). This is ‘election day’. This is the day we’ve been waiting for to make the turning point and make a stand. And I need you, and you personally, to help me. 

I’m spending 3 days here in Massachusetts canvassing and trying to get out the vote. 

What does that mean? Sometimes I’m making phone calls. This is really easy, and an effective way to let people know, ‘hey, voting is soon, you should do it’. The basic campaign idea is: make democracy work, remind people to vote, if people vote. Turnout helps the liberal candidates. Door to door canvassing is the other big part. It’s not anything confrontational ever (if you’re worried). You knock on a door and say, “Hey, my name is Dan, I’m volunteering with the Bernie Sanders campaign. Are you planning on voting in the primary on March 1st?” When you say that, usually, because of the greatness of data analysis, they’re going to be like, 'Yeah! I was going to vote for Bernie, but I didn’t realize it was this Tuesday’ or 'Thanks for letting me know!’. Sometimes you’ll find, 'Nah, I was planning on voting for Hillary’. It’s not a big deal. You just say, 'Thanks, have a great day!’ and move on. Sometimes you’ll come across some undecided voters. My last house of the day yesterday didn’t know who Bernie Sanders was. I said, 'you can check out berniesanders.com, but, the few things I like most about him is that he’s the first president I’ve wanted to go out and talk to people about every day, because he cares deeply about the middle class, about me, about my friends, about my parents, my grandparents, the working class people, the people who make minimum wage, the people who deal with rising health costs, unemployment, and he’s just wanting to make wall street pay their fair share, instead of politicians taking it out on us’. Honestly, if you’ve listened to Bernie ever, you can probably recite his stump speech. ('There’s been a systematic redistribution of wealth from the 99% to the top 1%…’). 

It’s easy, honestly, and a HUGE part in winning elections. We need people to do it. If you live in a neighboring state, and don’t mind driving a little bit, please think about it. If you can’t drive, here’s how to make phone calls. www.berniesanders.com/(twoletterstateabbreviation)phonebank. Example: www.berniesanders.com/txphonebank. If you need a carpool, to know where you can get to a campaign office: http://map.berniesanders.com/. It’s easy. I swear. It’s a little nervewracking the first three or four times, but after that, it’s easy, it’s fast, it’s a great way to walk/drive areas and towns you’ve never been to. Bring a friend. I promise, it’s a good way to spend an afternoon.

Let’s talk about some polls real quick: Massachusetts - Sanders: 47.5%, Clinton: 44.0% Texas - Sanders: 34%, Clinton: 57% Virginia - Sanders: 37%, Clinton: 54% Georgia - Sanders: 24%, Clinton: 61% Minnesota - Sanders: 28.5%, Clinton: 54% Colorado - Sanders: 49%, Clinton: 43% Tennessee - Sanders: 32%, Clinton: 58% Oklahoma - Sanders: 44%, Clinton: 46% Alabama - Sanders: 31%, Clinton: 59% Vermont - Sanders: 86%, Clinton: 10% Arkansas - Sanders: 32%, Clinton: 57%

Here’s the fun part: Unlike the presidential election (and some of the Republican Primaries and Caucuses), the Democratic Primary and Caucus system is a proportional delegate system. Every vote that Sanders gets is another delegate for the convention, another vote to help elect him the nominee. Every vote counts. Even in the states that Sanders is losing, he still gets delegates from that state. It’s why being close in Iowa and Nevada was so important. Winning is better, but being close is still VERY GOOD. The longer the game goes on, the more we can shape and change the election, and actually win this. Right now. Hillary’s won 2 contests, but the pledeged delegates (aka, what we vote on), is equal: 51 a piece. This continues because: EVERY VOTE COUNTS. I can say that a bunch of times. Every time that % ticks up for Bernie, it’s another delegate closer to winning the whole thing.

Also: South Carolina, if you’re there. You’re in this too, you’re this Saturday. Same goes for y’all. He’s losing big there, but again, every vote counts. You get points for trying, and staying close in SC would be a big wake up call for the Palmetto State democrat establishment.

[somethingalready]

This is off blog topi c, but important, so I'm sharing.

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hayley silverman

[womanhouse]

giving thot to her thesis

[theleoisallinthemind]

Light projections in Forest by Javier Riera