Archive for March, 2010
Comin’ around again (Book cover)
Posted in Images, Making, tagged art, book, edition, Peter Hay Halpert, photography on March 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Impossible Project: Novelty action
Posted in Reading, Thinking, tagged photo-bukkake, polaroids< novelty, the impossible porject on March 22, 2010 | Comments Off
For the last few years shooting Polaroids was an honorable activity – dwindling supplies, daring to challenge extinction, fighting against imposing iPhone camera posses. It was cool. It was relevant. There was some really good work. Like the return of vinyl records and tube amps for music “The Impossible Project” revives a fun but somewhat [...]
Are you smarter than an Economist reader?
Posted in Reading, Thinking, Uncategorized, tagged e Economist. Facebook games on March 19, 2010 | Comments Off
We launched The Economist’s first Facebook application “The well red quiz” on Thursday. Modeled after our long running weekly quiz and built to showoff to your friends just how smart you are. (Smartness Disclaimer: I got 3 out of 10). These are the kinds of questions ideal for bar bets, annoying dinner party guests, pesky [...]
Changing room
Posted in Reading, Thinking, tagged art, change, creativity, style on March 18, 2010 | Comments Off
From Paddy Johnson/L Magazine Bad times for good art Artists with representation have a different set of problems than those without. During the boom, for example, many artists I knew felt completely trapped. Collectors only wanted one version of their work, and as relative unknowns among a stable of blue-chip artists, they worried they’d negatively [...]

