My Third House

Luke photographed by Man's Image, 1970s

minayoshi takada

Ed Ruscha Evil 1973

Der Angler by Paul Klee

Nina Simone by Dezo Hoffman, London 1950

GERTIE BROWN & SAINT SUTTLE “Something Good-Negro Kiss,” the newly discovered William Selig silent film from 1898 is believed to be the earliest cinematic depiction of African-American affection. Thanks to scholars at the University of Chicago and the University of Southern California, the footage is prompting a rethinking of early film history. The performance by cakewalk partners Saint Suttle and Gertie Brown is a reinterpretation of Thomas Edison’s “The Kiss,” featuring May Irwin and John Rice. The film was announced December 12, 2018 as a new addition to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry—one of 25 selected for their enduring importance to American culture. The 29-second clip is free of stereotypes and racist caricatures, a stark contrast from the majority of black performances at the turn of the century.

Cornelis van Haarlem, Two Followers of Cadmus devoured by a Dragon, 1588

Gabriel von Max, Kampf zwischen Elefant und Flusspferd

Cairo Egypt Feb ‘23

it’s about “folding” for someone like an origami crane :,) 

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"Clock Face" electric actor by Bruce Lacey (1961), Britain. Built from an old Victorian bellows vacuum cleaner with added arms, and a clock case head, "Clock Face" was designed to spin around and fall apart. Bruce Lacey is a British artist, performer and eccentric. "My lodger, who was working in television, asked if I would make special trick props for Spike Milligan in a series called The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d. I appeared in and also supplied sets, costumes, props and special effects for The Running, Jumping and Standing Still Film, with Spike and Peter Sellers. After not receiving any credit or payment for this work, I began hating the whole of professional show business. To express this hatred, in 1961 I built two robot electric actors and performed with them at the Establishment nightclub, run by Peter Cook, showing their superiority over live actors." – Bruce Lacey. His electric actors later appeared on-stage with him and Fairport Convention in 2004 (pictured).