May
17th
Fri
17th
Mar
4th
Mon
4th
Marina Abramovic meets Ulay
“Marina Abramovic and Ulay started an intense love story in the 70s, performing art out of the van they lived in. When they felt the relationship had run its course, they decided to walk the Great Wall of China, each from one end, meeting for one last big hug in the middle and never seeing each other again. at her 2010 MoMa retrospective Marina performed ‘The Artist Is Present’ as part of the show, a minute of silence with each stranger who sat in front of her. Ulay arrived without her knowing it and this is what happened.”
“En los años 70, Marina Abramovic mantuvo una intensa historia de amor con Ulay. Pasaron 5 años viviendo en una furgoneta realizando toda clase de performances. En 1988, cuando su relación ya no daba para más, decidieron recorrer la Gran Muralla China, empezando cada uno de un lado, para encontrarse en el medio, abrazarse y no volver a verse nunca más. En 2010 el MoMa de Nueva York dedicó una retrospectiva a su obra. Dentro de la misma, Marina compartía un minuto en silencio con cada extraño que se sentaba frente a ella. Ulay llegó sin que ella lo supiera, y esto fue lo que pasó”
(via soupsoup)
Jan
8th
Tue
8th
I knew David Foster Wallace pretty well, and he was pretty smart, but David Boies makes David Wallace look like, well, some other lesser David, maybe David Remnick.
— I’m not sure if I like this new Elizabeth Wurtzel essay, or if I want to punch it, yet. But that above is one of Wurtzel’s gems. It is definitely making me feel weird, conflicting feelings.
Jul
22nd
Sun
22nd
Karen Walker’s Hi There Collection for Anthropologie
I’m not the type of person who likes to admit that I shop at Anthro, but I had to back out the store today without buying anything from Karen Walker’s reasonably-priced Hi There collection, even though racks and racks of these items were placed near the cash register like packs of gum. In particular, I wanted this very Sonia Rykiel-esque sweater, but alas, I’ll just have to see if we meet again in the sale section.
Gap x The Summer Olympics
In the spirit of Tumbling about stuff that I like, here’s the first of two clothing posts. While I’m not really a fan of the Gap or the Olympics, but I couldn’t resist these retro tees from the Gap, which have a pretty similar weight to an American Apparel 50/50 tee or an Asian night market shirt. After trying on the LA 1984 and Paris 1924 tees, I went for the Beaux Arts Paris design.
Jun
18th
Mon
18th
this man is also very good at cutting fish and instructing people on how to properly cut sushi.
“Japanese whetstone sharpening” outside Bi-Rite. C’mon, you guys, just break down and call it “artisanal knife sharpening.” You know you want to.
