Wine Glass Chess Set
Robert Montgomery works in what he calls “a poetic and melancholic post-Situationist tradition”. Of detournement, actually, which he interprets by replacing advertisements with his own poetry. He is also known for creating a series of “recycled sunlight” pieces that combines neon lights and solar cells into poetic sculpture.
For those in Istanbul, one of his works is traveling around the city as part of the 12th Istanbul Biennial.
Mémoires, Guy Debord & Asger Jorn
Détournement and “The Spectacle”
“The spectacle epitomises the prevailing model of social life. It is the omnipresent celebration of a choice already made in the sphere of production, and the consummate result of that choice. In form as in content the spectacle serves as total justification for the conditions and aims of the existing system.”
—The Society of the Spectacle, Guy Debord
“ Any elements, no matter where they are taken from, can be used to make new combinations. The discoveries of modern poetry regarding the analogical structure of images demonstrate that when two objects are brought together, no matter how far apart their original contexts may be, a relationship is always formed. Restricting oneself to a personal arrangement of words is mere convention. The mutual interference of two worlds of feeling, or the juxtaposition of two independent expressions, supersedes the original elements and produces a synthetic organization of greater efficacy. Anything can be used.
—Guy Debord on Détournement
—Guy Debord on Détournement
DIY Leopard Print Nails!
Jenny Holzer
Jenny Holzer, various images from the Projections, Truisms and Survival series.
Holzer’s Truisms have become part of the public domain, displayed in storefronts, on outdoor walls and billboards, and in digital displays in museums, galleries, and other public places, such as Times Square in New York. Multitudes of people have seen them, read them, laughed at them, and been provoked by them. That is precisely the artist’s goal… Holzer began creating these works in 1977, when she was a student in an independent study program. She hand-typed numerous one liners, or Truisms, which she has likened, partly in jest, to a ‘Jenny Holzer’s Reader’s Digest version of Western and Eastern thought.’ She typeset the sentences in alphabetical order and printed them inexpensively, using commercial printing processes. She then distributed the sheets at random and pasted them up as posters around the city. Her Truisms eventually adorned a variety of formats, including T-shirts and baseball caps.
This reminds me of something funny.
Perspective
Rescue Beauty Lounge’s IKB Polish — International Klein Blue! Art / Yves Klein references + nail polish? This color is definitely a must in my collection.
Sofia Coppola for Marni at H&M
me and my boo.
Oui.
