- For people in Tokyo, there’s a good-looking exhibit up now at the Setagaya Art Museum. It’s called “Japan: Self Portrait” and it is a survey of postwar black and white photography. Some big names are involved. (via eyecurious)
- A theoretical essay on the tradition of photography at AMERICANSUBURBX. It’s sometimes very “soupy” but check out paragraphs 2, 5 and the next-to-last one if you are too rushed. There’s one very good sentence which I want to write more about later. (via lpvgallery)
- When someone with a coldly intelligent blog persona uses Twitter for a rampant complaint session, it’s a little bit sad… and a little bit funny. (via jmcolberg)
- Zizek is on Twitter. He’s pumping out a few decent aphorisms, but you’ll have to imagine his spittle and wild-eyed looks as he mashes the keyboard yourself.
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Perhaps my opinions would hold more weight if I spelled the things I am referencing correctly.
“conscientious”, not Contentious.
I kept up a bit with Contentious up until I realized it was 99% pictures of old buildings in the mist, and just homely enough to be beautiful people looking off into the distance in retro wallpapered rooms with Northern Light on their faces. . . The only thing more certain than his taste in photography is that you’ll never be surprised or challenged by anything that gets posted on that site.
And thanks to you my free time is consumed by AmericansuburbX. It is simple amazing. …