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Friday 06-15-12 Instagram Roundup
June 16, 2012Welcome to the latest installment of the recurring Instagram Roundup. Every friday, I bring you art, toys, cats and propaganda from the IG universe. I had to skip a week while I was traveling, but hopefully this 50-pic strong Roundup will make … Continue reading
Cold Comfortless Cereal by Tibi Tibi Neuspiel
June 7, 2012Tibi Tibi Neuspiel, last profiled for these Controversial Cheese and Unsavory Sandwiches, has some new work (and parents may find it just as un-palatable)! The bowls of bleakness are unlikely to score the Canadian designer any sponsorship from Alpha-bits, but they do … Continue reading
Nitraid’s Dope Forest Apparel Line
June 4, 2012In honor of today’s holiday, Skull Appreciation Day, and with a nod to April’s special holiday, here’s a look that’s sure to grow on you. You’ve heard of Skull Buds; here’s a Bud Skull. Japanese streetwear brand Nitraid recently launched an extensive … Continue reading
LEGO Bricks of Marijuana = Toy Art by the Ounce
May 25, 2012Q: When does an art show get coverage on Laughing Squid, High Times AND Geekosystem? A: When the art show is “INDISPENSABLE: Art by the Ounce,” a conceptual cannabis co-op comprised of LEGO bricks opening May 26th at LA’s Known … Continue reading
The Peace Drone: A Proposal to the US Armed Forces
April 25, 2012Axel Brechensbauer is a Barcelona-based designer who has come up with a plan for world peace that is more Hirst (as in Damien) than it is Hippie (as in this). I’ll let him describe it: Killing foreign people with predator … Continue reading
Pharmacy-themed Damien Hirst Wallpaper
April 25, 2012Damien Hirst created his Pharmacy installation after witnessing how pharmacies “provoke an idea of confidence” in people: I can’t understand why most people believe in medicine and don’t believe in art, without questioning either…I went to the Chemist’s and thought, … Continue reading
Top 10 Posts About Art and Pot
April 20, 2012It’s 4:20 on 4/20. You know what that means. For all the folks who aren’t yet out there celebrating and/or medicating, here’s my Top Ten Posts About Art and Pot. Perks and Mini: A Toy Story I had no idea … Continue reading
Yves Behar Designs Cool Products for Pill Poppers
April 16, 2012I don’t need to tell you that the United States healthcare system is an ugly, complicated mess. Well, Israeli expat Assaf Wand, founded Sabi, and while he can’t battle our broken insurance industry, he is working to inject some style and … Continue reading
Dead Celebrity Pill Paintings by Desire Obtain Cherish
April 16, 2012Looks like Jason Mecier‘s got a little competition in the category of dead pill-popping celebrity portraits made with pills. Desire Obtain Cherish [tagged] are pop culture hucksters, peddling a blend of street art and socio-political hi-jinx that I find rather appealing. This is … Continue reading
The Popped Art and Eye Candy of Desire Obtain Cherish
Written on March 15, 2013 by jeremyDesire Obtain Cherish is the nom de guerre of Jonathan Paul, a graduate of Parson’s School of Design who relocated to Los Angeles to bomb the streets and give candy to (big) babies. Tonight, Friday, March 15th, Desire Obtain Cherish opens his first solo (gallery) show at KM … Continue reading →