guest gatherer : WEIRD FRIENDS.

SOMETHING IS NEW!
Nothing is New introduces the 1st of an ongoing series — guest gatherer.
NisN welcomes, WEIRD FRIENDS

WEIRD FRIENDS is Alexandra Segreti—an amazingly talented textile designer who works at Urban Outfitters and lives in Philly. WEIRD FRIENDS is addictive eye catching blog experience—filled with crafts, textiles, arts, animals, patterns and beauty!  Its content is [...]

INVITE ONLY.

Simple, crude and lovely! Claes Odenburg designed annoucement for
the Ray Gun Spex show, a series of performances. 1960.
via Smithsonian – American Art

PAINTER McCARTHY.

All day, over and over I’ve been watching this clip from the video ‘Painter’ by Paul McCarthy (1995) but can’t seem to bring myself to watch the entire 50 minutes. I am so caught up in this character, he’s mesmerizing and intense. Maybe that’s why I can’t handle the full length video. discovered via Art [...]

ARTISTS EXERCISE.

Color, Line, Shape, Make! Student color exercises from the Breton Hall archive.
The fourth photograph is from the workshop at Srt Foundation Course.
The Basic Design Collection shows an approach to tertiary art education which
attempted to purge students of what was believed to be ‘false’ culture of romantic
imagery which had been projected onto them by secondary examination
requirements, [...]

THE VISIONAIRES.

Every other Thursday night The Visionaires met to discuss civic, cultural
and social affairs of African American women in Gainesville, FL. Besides
being a positive influence on the community, The Visionaires composed
an unbelievably beautiful scrapbook with vivid accents of their club
colors—yellow and blue. The Visionaires, 1938-1948.
via University of Florida – George A Smathers Library

BANANA BOAT.

The United Fruit Company offer a topical, tropical dinner menu on board the
T.S.S. Toloa at sea — Saturday, September 7th 1935.
via The Wolfsonian – Library Displays

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