thedisgruntledgradstudent:

ipomoeaandthestarstealers:

keenpeach:

25 abandoned Yugoslavia monuments that look like they’re from the future

“These structures were commissioned by former Yugoslavian president Josip Broz Tito in the 1960s and 70s to commemorate sites where WWII battles took place or where concentration camps stood. They were designed by different sculptors and architects, conveying powerful visual impact to show the confidence and strength of the Socialist Republic. In the 1980s, these monuments attracted millions of visitors per year, especially young pioneers for their ‘patriotic education.’ After the Republic dissolved in early 1990s, they were completely abandoned, and their symbolic meanings were forever lost. From 2006 to 2009, Kempenaers toured around the ex-Yugoslavia region with the help of a 1975 map of memorials, bringing before our eyes a series of melancholy yet striking images.”

There’s something about the art that came out of the Soviet Union that always fascinates me.

Oh, I would love to see these.

I recently went on a three-week trip to Europe and wanted to post my favorite pictures from each of the places I visited.  These were taken in Reykjavik, Iceland in February 2012.

Iceland is a beautiful country with a rich cultural scene. One of the highlights of my trip was the in-flight entertainment on Icelandair, through which I discovered some fantastic Icelandic music (check out Ourlives on iTunes!) as well as the truly great Icelandic film Oroi (“Jitters”), a coming-of-age story about a gay teen and his friends.

frankath:

Parece que o artista Nick Cave descobriu onde vivem os monstros. Até 22 de outubro eles fazem parte da exposição For Now, na Mary Boone Gallery. Na verdade Cave, que é também bailarino e performer, e não tem nada a ver com o músico homônimo, projetou essas criaturas para serem vestidas e utilizadas em performances com vídeo, música e movimento. Chamadas de Soundsuits, as esculturas têm dimensões humanas e são feitas de materiais variados, como tecidos, penas, pelúcia, varetas, bonecos de lã, arames e plástico. Vistas assim em pé, lado a lado e imóveis, as peças tem um tom infantil, como se ocupassem um playground. Em movimento, porém, as estruturas de Cave aludem a máscaras ritualísticas africanas e adquirem um ar xamanístico. O som do batuque é vibrante, e a dança, energética. Alegres e coloridas, Soundsuits são um quase-carnaval. 

(via juxtapozmag)