Fiercer Than You !

Bryony Rose Jennings’ fabric ‘beasties’.

Happy International Panic Day!

International Panic Day is an annual mock holiday observed every June 18 that serves as a playful yet meaningful gateway to addressing mental health, daily burnout, and anxiety disorders.

Ahmed Mater, "Illumination XIX & XX" (2010),

Mixed-media,

The skull of a sabre-toothed tiger, Columbia County, Florida, USA,

From the Pleistocene epoch (approximately 70,000 to 11,000 years ago),

The 13-inch-long skull of a Smilodon fatalis with the iconic canines protruding 6¾ inches,

16 x 20 x 24 in (40 x 50 x 60 cm) on base.

Soie.lait, "Archétype de la faim," 2026

 MEUW (Socius novus)

Happy World Dracula Day !

Elsa Schiaparelli & Salvador Dalí,

1938 Skeleton dress,

Which features bone-like padded corsetry.

Photo courtesy of V&A © 2025 Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, DACS.

Blair Stapp, “Huey Newton, Black Panther Minister of Defense” (1968),

Lithographic ink on paper with linen backing ,

Image public domain via the Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Sex Pistols: A Rare Banned Poster "Young Flesh Required," 1979,

Original withdrawn Virgin promotional poster for The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, printed on paper, featuring artwork by Jamie Reid/Trevor Key, 27in x 39 1/2in (69cm x 100cm)

American Express objected to the use of the imagery on this poster and sued Virgin Records. The poster was therefore withdrawn from circulation.

'West Papua'

"McD"

Dermatographia !

Also known as dermatographism or “skin writing,” is a condition in which lightly scratching the skin causes raised, red lines or welts.

Pat Steir (1938–2026)

Widely regarded as a pioneer of postmodern abstraction, she is most famous for her iconic "Waterfall" series, which she began in the late 1980s.

In these works, she famously abandoned traditional brushwork to pour and splash thinned oil paint onto large canvases, allowing gravity and chance to create cascading, luminous compositions.

She was a trailblazer for women in the male-dominated New York art scene a founding member of the feminist journal Heresies.

Born Iris Patricia Sukoneck in Newark, New Jersey, she studied at the Pratt Institute and Boston University. Throughout her five-decade career, she also worked as an art director at Harper & Row and helped found the Printed Matter bookstore. In 2017, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts.

Her work is held in permanent collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Whitney Museum, Tate Gallery, and the Guggenheim Museum.

Rest in Power !

Pat Steir photographed by Eric Boman, 1990