Mike Harpring

Rediscovering Joseph Cornell…“he was fascinated not by refuse, garbage, and the…

November 09, 2012

Rediscovering Joseph Cornell…
“he was fascinated not by refuse, garbage, and the discarded, but by fragments of once beautiful and precious objects he found on his frequent trips to the bookshops and thrift stores of New York.^[9] His boxes relied on the Surrealist technique of irrational juxtaposition, and on the evocation of nostalgia, for their appeal.”

cabbagingcove: Caricatures of Death Personified From a…

November 06, 2012

cabbagingcove:

Caricatures of Death Personified

From a pre-Revolutionary magazine, first published in Russia in 1906. Illustrations by Boris Kustodiev.

Personifications of death included depictions of the devastating 1906 drought and ensuing famine, and the ravages of cholera, in the midst of revolutionary uprisings in Moscow.

Bepstein (from Max Levine Ensemble), does video production for…

July 02, 2012

Bepstein (from Max Levine Ensemble), does video production for the Baltimore Orioles. While at spring training in Florida, he made a video about an experience he had swimming in the ocean. It’s pretty cool! (The soundtrack is made up of edited/chopped up Good Luck songs.)

Quick flyer for a show coming up. Image is from a 1987 issue of…

Quick flyer for a show coming up. Image is from a 1987 issue of Seventeen Magazine.

harryandthepotters: Pun’s not dead t shirt by our friend Dawn…

harryandthepotters:

Pun’s not dead t shirt by our friend Dawn Riddle. #goofpunk