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Hans Hemmertabandon

Jeff — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:24:42 +0000

German artist Hans Hemmert made a tank out of balloons and then kids stomped on it.

A History of Obama Feigning Interest in Mundane Things

Jeff — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:25:06 +0000

New York Magazine has a great slideshow of Obama Feigning Interest in Mundane Things

Mike McGinn

Jeff — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:02:44 +0000

Ride along with Seattle’s new mayor Mike McGinn as he bikes to work –6 miles each way to City Hall.

Miroslav Tichý

Jeff — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:38:35 +0000

A new exhibit of the work of reclusive Czech photographer Miroslav Tichý has recently opened at ICP in New York. The handmade cameras he makes are nearly as beautiful as the photos the cameras produce.

I cut a lens out of Plexiglas with a knife, ground the lens, made a camera of wood and cardboard, and took pictures with that. Of course it worked. When I do something, it has to be precise. Truly, the lens was not precise, but maybe that’s where the art is… Then I grind the lens with various types of sandpapers, first coarse sandpaper, then finer and finer, until you can see through it beautifully. And then what? It needs to be polished, that isn’t a problem. You take toothpaste, mix it with cigarette ash, and then you polish it. And that’s what I photographed with.

See more photos of Tichý and his cameras. And go to Tichý’s website to see more of his photos.

Roadtrip With Lee Friedlander

Jeff — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:25:13 +0000

Go on along on a roadtrip with one of the greatest living photographers and you’ll see it’s all about the crackers.

Matthew Albanese

Jeff — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:48:36 +0000

Photographer Matthew Albanese uses household items like grout, paprika and steel wool to build elaborate little miniature worlds to photograph. Read more about how the photos are made.

Chernobyl

Jeff — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:10:22 +0000

Tropisms > Chernobyl > Lost Souls from POLYMORF.

What They’re Watching in the ‘Burbs

Jeff — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:16:13 +0000

The New York TImes has created a great infographic that looks at Netflix rental patterns, neighborhood by neighborhood, in a dozen cities. Who knew Mad Men was such a consistent demographic predictor.

The Streets of San Francisco

Jeff — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:41:16 +0000

Because you were curious, here’s how San Francisco streets got their names.

Vic Chestnutt

Jeff — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:29:48 +0000

Take Away Show #74.1: Vic Chesnutt.

Vic Chestnutt died on Christmas day from an overdose of muscle relaxants. He was 45.