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The Butcher Kings at Gallery1988

aaron cohen — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:34:37 +0000

When I was in LA, I got to visit Gallery 1988. If we'd gone a couple weeks later, we would have been able to see The Butcher Kings show.

Lots of good stuff in there, full of puns. My favorite might be Karate Kid N' Play. Check out the whole show.

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Papertape Playtime

aaron cohen — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:38:13 +0000

I like this.

Same name, different face

aaron cohen — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:49:51 +0000

Daniel Bejar is an artist with a project he calls Googlegänger. Daniel Bejar is also the name of a musician from Vancouver.

This is what Bejar did: He grew his hair into a frizzy mane, and he grew a beard, and then he set about re-creating some of the most widely circulated images of Bejar the musician, who has frizzy hair and a beard. Their faces aren’t identical—Bejar the artist has a more assertive brow and a narrower face—but the resemblance in the images is pretty close. He called his project “The Googlegänger,” and he put his work online. So far, at least two reviews of the new Destroyer album, “Kaputt,” have been accompanied by images of Bejar instead of Bejar.

Via kayfabe and Charlie Todd.

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Matt Stevens and the number 17

aaron cohen — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:40:39 +0000

Matt Stevens interprets the number 17. "I chose to use a language all designers could understand and create a timeline of big events from all the years they've been in business."

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aaron cohen — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:24:16 +0000

Lucero + Chris Piascik = obviously.

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Olly Moss Mad Men Poster

aaron cohen — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:37:04 +0000

Olly Moss posting a Mad Men design? If you didn't know I'd post this, you don't know me very well. At all. That Don Draper quote at the bottom of the poster that's hard to read? "You know what happiness is? Happiness is the smell of a new car. It's freedom from fear. It's a billboard on the side of the road that screams reassurance that whatever you are doing is OK. You are OK."

You guys, the new season starts July 25th.

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Chris’s Cats

aaron cohen — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:57:45 +0000

In a bold ploy to generate page views, my friend Chris has done a personality study of his 3 cats.

Do you support this the type of internet tactic? I do.

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Pink Houses

aaron cohen — Fri, 21 May 2010 01:22:54 +0000

This picture from Scott's Photo of the Day site is pretty awesome. Reminds me of the John Cougar Mellencamp song, Pink House. Ain't that America?

I also like how big the sky is. Do yourself a favor and subscribe.

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Sorry You’re Not Getting Waffles, It’s Your Own Fucking Fault

aaron cohen — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:52:39 +0000

Chris and I were having a conversation last week and this came up, I forget about what. Waffles, I guess. This is sort of like getting my name up in lights, by the way.

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aaron cohen — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:50:11 +0000

It really does.

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Arts!

aaron cohen — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:22:10 +0000

Chris Piascik has a show opening tomorrow. If you're in CT, you should go.

Do any of you live in Connecticut?

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aaron cohen — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:44:00 +0000

Via Carina Avila

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A Party Where Everyone Is The Same Height

aaron cohen — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:20:30 +0000

What if you had a party, but everyone was wearing shoes that made them the same height. That would be a weird party. Social dynamics would be all askew... The above photo is from a 1997 party thrown by Berlin artist Hans Hmmert. Not sure what ever came of it.

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A Nice Photo

aaron cohen — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:39:27 +0000

This nice picture from Scott is available at Level & Tap

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aaron cohen — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:32:49 +0000

I wanted to post this Olly Moss Alice in Wonderland poster here, but since images don't seem to work in RSS anymore and Flickr makes it hard, maybe just click over and check it out.

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Bad Paintings of Barack Obama Version 2

aaron cohen — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:10:31 +0000

These paintings by Dan Lacey, The Painter Of Pancakes, must report to badpaintingsofbarackobama.com immediately. Do not pass go, do not collect $200.

Via Kerry

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aaron cohen — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:03:59 +0000

Amanda Kadatz: “Schoolyard Takedown”. Pictures really are worth 1,000 words, aren't they?

Plus a bonus academic look at Calvin & Hobbes

Via The Daily What
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Ahhhahahahah. I just erased it from the internet, so if you missed it, too bad, but originally, this post was called "Calvin & Hobbes vs Timothy Robbins and Pooh. Er, yeah. Moving along.

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aaron cohen — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:31:38 +0000

This chart not only has zombies, but ninjas and pirates, as well. How could I not?

By le loup-garou via woosk.

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aaron cohen — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:52:48 +0000

An Onion oldie, remixed by Nerviosismo (I think?).

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2009 Feltron Annual Report

aaron cohen — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:51:27 +0000

I can't remember if I said it last year, but I think one of my 3 FAVORITE things on the internet every year is the Feltron Annual. The 2009 edition has just been released. This year, Felton looked outward to compile his data and used reported interactions from people with whom he had a meaningful interaction. Lovely, as always, though the data was more interesting in years past.

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