The incredibly intricate and captivating custom animal sculptures by Creatures From El, Ellen June.
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Jenny Holzer, from JENNY HOLZER: PROTECT PROTECT, October 25, 2008-February 1, 2009, at Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.
“Eyes closed, mouths open, as if in a dream. Standing facing us with their backs to the darkness, they sing, soundless; they have been standing here, singing for themselves for a long time, imagining us, hearing.
Standing, facing days of tedium, facing a world that has adorned them with a false crown. Standing, waiting.”
-Iranian Photographer Newsha Tavakolian on her series “Listen,” which photographs Iranian female singers banned from performing publicly or recording in the country.
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Tracey Emin - My Bed (1998)
The artist’s bed, presented in the state she claimed it had been while in the midst of a suicidial depression brought on by relationship difficulties. Empty booze bottles, cigarette butts, stained sheets, worn panties, “the bloody aftermath of a nervous breakdown”, My Bed was a scandalous installation in its day and though it wasn’t the winner of the Turner Prize, its notoriety has persisted.
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Photography project by Cait Oppermann & Yael Malka
“My girlfriend and I went on a 2+ month long backpacking trip across Morocco, Turkey and several European countries. We are both artists and are making a book of photographs from the photos we collected on our trip. We created a few series throughout the trip and one of them is called “twenty one beds”, in which we took self portraits in every bed, couch or floor we slept on throughout the trip.” - Yaek Malka
They’ll also be launching their book Sea Blues at Molasses Books in Brooklyn on Friday May 17th!
Pilar Zeta | on Tumblr (Germany)
Pilar Zeta is a Berlin-based artist and graphic designer, worldly recognized for her distinctive visual design for the electronic music labels. Driven by her interest in Egypt and the metaphysical, her work is characterized by big, striking shapes, punctuated with a dash of the unexpected. (cf. Resident Advisor) Please visit artist’s website or follow her Tumblr for more work.
[more Pilar Zeta | artists found at showslow]
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