Just because...

This is for Micah. Blaaaotter!
How can you not smile at that?

My "should be studying for midterm" artist feature blog.

For my birthday, Nathan gave me a Lichtenstein print that always made me laugh and also a Pierre et Gilles 52 week planner. I was in desperate need of a planner and this one comes with over 50 of Pierre et Gilles works.

I want to call Pierre et Gilles a French-artist-gay-power-couple, only because I currently lack proper articulation. Pierre is a photographer and Gilles a painter, they began collaborating in 1976 in Paris producing "highly stylized" photographic images. Many of the pieces remind me of those little Catholic idol and Saint cards. I first learned of them while on CocoRosie's website and being obsessed with pseudo (and real) religious imagery I found them quite interesting.






Pierre et Gilles
if you can read French...

post script: I wish I had the energy to write in more detail [and like a true art historian], but frankly, I'm burnt out.

Boom dadadadadada boom dada dada!

A friend of mine just reminded me of this French blog I used to read religiously. They have a section called the Take Away Shows which I'll let them explain:

"Every week, we invite an artist or a band to play in the streets, in a bar, a park, or even in a flat or in an elevator, and we film the whole session. Of course, what makes the beauty of it is all the little incidents, hesitations, and crazy stuff happening unexpectingly. Besides, we do not edit the videos so they look perfectly flawless, instead we keep the raw sound of the surroundings. Our goal is to try and capture instants, film the music just like it happens, without preparation, without tricks. Spontaneity is the keyword."

Here are a couple of my favorites...

#41 - Arcade Fire - Neon Bible & Wake Up
by lablogotheque

Architecture in helsinki - #58.1 -Heart it races
by lablogotheque

Architecture in Helsinki's is a bit scattered, but still a-dor-a-ble. Check it out, I'm sure you'll find some of your favorites, too!

LA BLOGOTHEQUE
Take Away Shows

Book porn!

Abbey Library St. Gallen, Switzerland

Re-posted from Curious Expeditions (where there are many more examples). Here are some incredibly sexy libraries I'd like to visit...

Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Toronto, Canada

Library of the Benedictine Monastery of Admont, Austria

Handelingenkamer Tweede Kamer Der Staten-Generaal Den Haag, the Hague, Netherlands

Old British Reading Room, British Museum, London, England

Strahov Theological Hall - Original Baroque Cabinet

George Peabody Library, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Dance Wiv Me!

Dizzee, Calvin, Chromeo...could it be anymore perfect? Can't get enough of this song right now!

Marcy kills it!

My grandma has worked for Marcy Kaptur for about 20 years now; I guess technically she's volunteered because she's a friend of Marcy's and does the work for free. At a young age I started going down to the offices with Grandma and have had the chance to meet Ms. Kaptur several times. The following makes me feel lucky that I had those opportunities.

"That's what..."

This one is for Lauren.
click.

Happy October!!

My favorite month of the whole year has finally arrived! A tribute...

The 1st: Happy Birthday, Daveman. I love you, brother.

The 13th: Oh dear...my 25th birthday!

The 15th: Sundowner in BG. This girl is ex-cit-ed.

The 31st: My favorite holiday, Halloween! Not to mention the parties, haunted houses, & everything that comes with it.

...& everything in between!

Tell me why you think October is awesome. Also, I could use some suggestions for Halloween costumes and obscure horror movies to watch this month.