is it better to speak or to die?

By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.

Side by Side

L'Opera-Mouffe (1958) Agnès Varda

Accattone (1961) Pier Paolo Pasolini

Elvira Madigan (1967) Bo Widerberg

Fando y Lis (1968) Alejandro Jodorowski

Ana Mendieta - “Silueta” Series

The “Siluetas” comprise more than 200 earth-body works that saw the artist burn, carve, and mold her silhouette into the landscapes of Iowa and Mexico. The sculptures made tangible Mendieta’s belief of the earth as goddess, rooted in Afro-Cuban Santería and the indigenous Taíno practices of her homeland.

Chess isn’t always competitive. Chess can also be beautiful. It was the board I noticed first. It’s an entire world of just 64 squares. I feel safe in it. I can control it. I can dominate it. And it’s predictable, so if I get hurt, I only have myself to blame.

Andy Warhol, Diamond Dust Hearts

© 2012 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York