Friday 04-13-12 Instagram Roundup
|It’s been a busy week on Instagram. First, there was the influx of Android users. Then came the news of Facebook’s $1billion acquisition of Instagram. [Here’s a good counterpoint]. We also had the Easter and Passover holidays (which are always good for a photo-op or two). This week, we go around the world in museums: One man’s amazing toy art collection readies itself to occupy a museum in Berlin, Kraftwerk plays a series of sold-out shows at MOMA in New York, and a couple of jesters make an appearance at MOMA in San Francisco. As usual, there’s also great cat pics, excellent toy pics, a brand new BABY, and a bonus dog wearing a yarmulke.
Have a great weekend, and you can always find my Instagram Roundups from weeks gone by right here.

Every Instagram snap of a painting posted by @craola is amazing. I'm not even sure "amazing" or a mere 2D digital photo does his work justice. Can't wait for his upcoming solo show!
Click through; there’s lots more ahead!
(You might remember the very pregnant, hammer-wielding gallery owner from this pic during the EARTH MOVEMENT installation.) So happy for the new family!

This is a REAL sign at an IKEA in the UK. Witmaster @mynameisdelme quips: “Had a wee, dried my little person. Ikea think of everything.”

I try to give everyone a chance, but @mynameisdelme gets another spot for this gem: "Stunt rider warning. Cars parked at owners risk. #Wheeeeee”
You can find the entirety of the Hunter S. Thompson quote (and some more of my meanderings) in this blog post. Or click here to go to Instagram where @luluamy encourages me to get out my red pen and @ryanwheelbarrow points out: “Grammar: The difference between knowing your shit and knowing you’re shit.”
I asked her about it, because sometimes when I’m in a thrift shop, antique store or estate sale, I experience a sort of sadness. I start to think about how this collection was once loved by a collector somewhere, and I wonder what happened to the collector. Here’s Faythe: “@jeremyriad I didn’t feel sad this time but have felt sad about other stuff. In the past. I have mixed feelings about it all, I mean we all die- I think about keeping my stuff manageable so whatever lucky person has to deal with it won’t feel insane. I just hope people end up with things that appreciate them.” I wonder if she bought some of those unicorns though!

Some heroes depicted by The London Police: @feelinfinejlevine of the Jonathan Levine Gallery & Sarah & @marcshil of Wooster Collective