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argentina and familiar faces
two of my good friends just left after spending their honeymoon here in buenos aires. an amazing time was had (though they were not used to bars just getting started at 3 in the morning) when they arrived i tried to find them the artists i most liked here and Antonio Berni came to mind instantly. here are some of his works.
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shoes for the bedroom
designs by Christian Louboutin, photos by David Lynch.
closing this weekend at the Galerie du Passage in Paris.
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from sirk ("heaven is stingy")
the films of douglas sirk tell you about all you need to know but there is a nice book of interviews i was reading a few months back. here is the first part of a compilation of excerpts for a friend back home who was just optioned for his first feature.
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informatic (the revolution is my boyfriend)
October 9th is the anniversary of the death of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (Korda's photo, an image impossible to miss in the modern world and being peddled to tourists here like crack.) This weekend coming up though is a long weekend holiday where in it celebrates the Spanish arrival. El Che's death will go relatively uncelebrated in his home country ( Read more... )
