I’m a huge Game of Thrones fan, but sometimes I forget exactly how the characters are related. And although I’ve read every book in the Song of Ice and Fire series, the Houses and their relationships can be confusing. HBO recently released this very helpful infographic to help us keep it all straight.
The folks at My Poetic Side blog did some historical research on the deaths of 239 poets. Then they compiled the forensic data in this neat infographic.
H/t to Gerard Vlemmings for the link to filmmaker Pengcheng He’s beautifully shot and edited tilt-shift, time-lapse trip through Amsterdam, Delft and Rotterdam.
You can see much more from the brilliant cartoonist Grant Snider and purchase books, posters, and more on his website.
Director Philip Bloom has created an otherworldly version of Sin City in this surrealistic, slo-mo, infrared video peek at Las Vegas. Actually, it’s exactly as I remember it.
American artist and graphic designer Barbara Kruger is probably best known for her text-based art. You see her latest major work from New York city’s ever-popular High Line Park at West 22nd Street in Chelsea. The text is a play on a famous quote from the revolutionary philosopher Frantz Fanon—”Blind idealism is reactionary.”
When I was young, I was fascinated by the early 20th century Dada Movement. I even sported a button with I.K. Bonset’s moto “Je suis contre tout et tous” . So, I was excited to discover that the Museum of Modern Art in New York was exploring the Dadaists in a new exhibition called Dadaglobe Reconstructed. The show focuses on a failed project organized by Dada founder Tristan Tzara. In 1920, the poet gathered more than 100 works from Dadaists artists and writers in 10 countries for an anthology to be titled Dadaglobe. The compilation was supposed to include photos of artworks, original drawings, photo self portraits, and layouts for book designs.
The project never reached fruition due to disagreements among the participants and financing problems. But Tzara managed to secure contributions from Dada icons such as Max Ernst, Man Ray, Hannah Höch, Jean Arp, marcel Duchamp, and Francis Picabia. The MoMA show brings together 100 pieces from Dadaglobe that have been scattered in collections around the world for nearly a century. The show runs through September 18, 2016.
Amsterdam’s public transit agency GVB has teamed with Headmade Studio to create a simple, but clever game called GVBeestje for tram riders. It’s a great idea until you miss your stop.
Australian artist Nicholas Jones has been carving, cutting, and folding abandoned books for more than a decade in Melbourne. His dramatically transformed discarded books of all kinds can be found in museums and galleries around the world. And even though I still cringe at the sight of a sliced and diced antiquarian volume, I’m a big fan of Jones’ work. You can see more of his book sculptures and find out where his next shows will be at his website Bibliopath.
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