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getinwolved:

Greydy | Blendscapes watercolor&acrylic 50x50cm 2012 Oriol Angrill Jordà

paradoxnyc:

werd,

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nevver:

Less is more, Braun Pavillon, 1959

coolchicksfromhistory:

todaysdocument:

“Separate is not equal”
On May 17, 1954, in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that separate but equal public schools violated the 14th Amendment.  On May 31, 1955, Chief Justice Earl Warren issued this decree, ruling how desegregation was to be carried out. The plan directs that schools be desegregated under the control of Federal district judges “with all deliberate speed.”

Although the named plaintiff was a man (Oliver Brown), the other 12 Kansan plaintiffs were women: Darlene Brown, Lena Carper, Sadie Emmanuel, Marguerite Emerson, Shirley Fleming, Zelma Henderson, Shirley Hodison, Maude Lawton, Alma Lewis, Iona Richardson, and Lucinda Todd.  Oliver Brown was filing on behalf of his daughter Linda who traveled over a mile to attend a black school because she wasn’t allowed to attend the white elementary school seven blocks from her home.  

archiemcphee:

Glasgow-based artist Jim Lambie can transform any space into a visual delight with his awesome geometric tape designs. Using everyday vinyl tape, he creates angles and lines of contrasting colors that suggest movement and optical illusions. He can convert a once empty and quiet room into a space filled with energy. As viewers enter a converted space, they instantly have a visual interaction with the artwork.

The labor-intenstive installations take up to several weeks to complete. When speaking about his work, Lambie says, “Is the room expanding or contracting? Covering an object somehow evaporates the hard edge off the thing, and pulls you towards more of a dreamscape.”

As a former musician, the artist draws on musical references as inspiration. Often, the titles of his pieces refer to iconic bands or songs, including The Doors, Morrison Hotel (2005), and Careless Whisper (2009). The pieces depend on the architecture of the space, and thus are unique and fleeting installations that cannot be exactly reproduced anywhere else.

Visit My Modern Metropolis to view more photos of Jim’s wonderful tape installations.

(Source: retrogirly, via vintageladies)

nevver:

Too for Toosdays

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laughingsquid:

A 62-Foot Long Swimming Pool Shaped Like a Les Paul Custom Guitar

alecshao:

More from Eric Cahan’s Sky Series

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nevver:

Here’s to the lost