13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 699)

1. Inside Andy Warhols Factory Andy Warhols Factory photographed by Timothy Hursley. An extraordinary set of photographs that capture the office elements to the factory as well as the terrific excitement at the sight of Keith Haring or Bianca Jagger at the end. I also think we should all make a note of the napkin…

The Inexplicably Fascinating Secret World of Thomasson

“Thomasson: noun \ to-ma-son \ a preserved architectural relic which serves no purpose”. We’ve all come across an example at one time or another– probably didn’t give it too much thought and surely had no idea these random urban oddities actually had a name, let alone an entire movement dedicated to observing them as conceptual art. That’s right, art. People have…

The Secret Code of Beauty Spots

You’re looking at a very rare portrait from 1650 depicting a Black woman and a White woman, both appearing to hold equal status, some 183 years before the abolition of slavery act. Curiously, rather than commenting on the race debate in 17th century Britain via the uncommon pairing, the anonymous artist chose to write an…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 698)

1. Painter of bugs, Jan van Kessel the Elder Found on Gods and Foolish Grandeur. 2. Someone’s 94-year-old grandmother has kept a list of every book she ever read since she was 14 years old An archive of one person’s mind over nearly a century. Find more pages from the list on this amazing Twitter…

20 People Not Giving a Damn About the Red Carpet at Cannes

My favourite kind of people are one the ones who don’t give a damn. So while the rest of the media fusses over the red carpet posers at the Cannes film festival, getting their seasonal fix of celebrity circusry, let’s take a look back at the ones who were just in it for the booze, the beach, and the…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 697)

1. Not one, but two Victorian maritime forts going up for auction next month To be auctioned at Savills on 18 June, they have been under the same ownership for the last 12 years and were restored by businessman Mike Clare as unusual boutique stays. Lot 499, No Man’s Fort, between the Isle of Wight…

Hayfever Got you Down? Blame it on Botanical Sexism

If you’ve ever found yourself sneezing your way through spring or breaking out in hives after hugging a tree, you might be the victim of botanical sexism. Yes, you heard that right. ‘Botanical sexism’ refers to the practice of preferentially planting cloned male plants in urban areas to avoid the litter of fruits and flowers.…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 696)

1. A workshop in NYC where you can make your own matchbox shadowboxes Book your workshop with Behind the Matches. 2. Mysterious scrapbooks full of artist obituaries found in the met archives The two scrapbooks held thousands of obituaries of painters, sculptors, and photographers of the early twentieth century. Organized in chronological order by publication…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 695)

1. Paris traffic jams Found from a series on Live Journal. 2. Night at the Museum in Paris Airbnb has launched its latest competition for the Olympics at the Musée d’Orsay. A perfect opportunity for Thomas Crown, surely. Find out more on Airbnb. 3. Aphrodite, Stuck in the mud Found on Arkeonews and ART news.…

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Exotic Dancing on the Colonial Bandwagon

When I first saw a black and white photograph of Ruth St. Denis, I was instantly seduced by her, just as many audiences of the early 20th century were too. Who was this female chameleon from another era dressed as an Egyptian Goddess, a Hindu deity, a gypsy princess, a geisha or even as an Indian peacock? Ruth St. Denis in the…

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