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2011-01-17T16:21:00.000-08:00

2009-02-14T12:38:00.000-08:00

I recently decided to have some of my Marvel comic books out on my shelf where I can see them. I found The New Mutants title to be the only one that still resonated with me in some way. The focus on young adults dealing with their special abilities and oddities as a metaphor for puberty and rites of passage fulfills the fantastic reality. Without clear-cut villains The New Mutants dealt with psychological problems, usually battling inner demons.
The Bill Sienkiewicz drawings ,are unlike any other comic at the time, filled with emotion and transcending panel conventions. The drawing after Seinkiewicz leaves the team gets almost as bad as the torrent of recent Marvel Hollywood debacles.
So much to be said of a nation by what its cinema portrays during wartime. Naturally days like these find us all sincerely contemplating the attributes of the true hero and the qualities of rightful modern leaders.
For one example of a true American hero check out William Klein’s Mr. Freedom. Made in France in 1968 on a budget that seems to have taken pay from the sound guy and given it to the art direction, resulting in a truly unique visual experience vividly emerging from the era to later inspire music videos by New Order and Beck. Unlike the typical superhero, Mr. Freedom is opinionated and honest without a secret identity crisis. It appears Mr. Freedom has no specific superpower and his costume is a baggy ad-hoc assortment of sports wear. Nonetheless he follows through with the mission keeping only one thing on his mind: FREED-DOM!

Happy Birthday Thomas Pynchon

2008-05-04T21:01:00.000-07:00

Sunday May 4th Thomas Pynchon turns 71 celebration at FreeBird Bookstore in Red Hook

Brooklyn Backyard barbeque and fax-a-thon celebrating America's greatest literary cipher.

We'll dine on foodstuffs famously vomited by Gravity's Rainbow's Tyrone Slothrop: burgers, homefries, chef's salad with French dressing, Moxie, after-dinner mints, Clark bars, saltedpeanuts, and "the cherry from some Radcliffe girl's old-fashioned."

And yes, we'll be faxing birthday greetings to the great elusive one via the miracle of outmoded technology.

Here are two examples of faxes sent to T.P.>>>>>>

Sometimes Faces in Flames

2008-04-23T12:17:00.001-07:00

CAN Prehistoric Future, The very first session

2008-03-02T20:31:00.000-08:00

Only a few days after the band formed, CAN
improvised live before an audience in June of 1968, and Prehistoric Future contains much of that recording.

DANCE BEFORE ZOD

2008-03-02T09:21:00.000-08:00

Perry Kucinich ArtWork

2008-02-24T12:17:00.000-08:00

Younger Brother of Republican Hopeful Dennis Kucinich. Perry was plagued by a life of difficulties after a mental breakdown in the late 70's where he attempted a bank robbery. Perry was found dead in his apartment in December of 2007. This is some of his artwork.

Devil at Your Heels

2008-02-24T12:12:00.000-08:00

The Adventures of Ken Carter "The Mad Canadian"......

Empty Flag Performance #3: White House

2007-06-17T20:45:00.001-07:00

Peter Watkins Article LINK

2007-06-17T20:30:00.001-07:00

YOU CAN START READING PHILIP K. DICK YESTERDAY

2007-05-06T18:19:00.000-07:00

R.I.P Kurt Vonnegut

2007-04-11T22:49:00.000-07:00

TIMES SQUARE RAPPERS

2007-03-31T03:35:00.000-07:00

2007-03-08T11:42:00.000-08:00

CASSETTE TAPE FOSSIL
Brooklyn;Broadway & Roebling
click on picture for good look

2007-02-25T21:42:00.000-08:00

Check out Day of the Dead Parade 2005 San Francisco

CuCuMatz Performance "OPEN SOURCE"

2007-02-12T13:17:00.000-08:00

ZEBULON 11/06 THE BUTCHA
photo by Liz Sullivan

Selections from MEDIA DIET video installations at Emergence Gallery curated by WashMachine

2007-02-05T00:00:00.000-08:00

Human Being Human (Express) by Patrick Winfield

2007-02-04T23:59:00.002-08:00

Untitled by Sarah Lisette Chiesa

2007-02-04T23:59:00.001-08:00

Cave of Cognizance by Greg MacAvoy

2007-02-04T23:56:00.000-08:00

Cauldron by Lindsey Graham

2007-02-04T23:53:00.000-08:00

Hill of Mirrors by Phil Moffa

2007-02-04T23:50:00.000-08:00

Glass Plastic Water 1 by Gerard Sambets

2007-02-04T23:49:00.000-08:00

Urban jungle by Dana Gerolimatos

2007-02-04T23:46:00.000-08:00

Fun Club: Clubhouse by Tessa Greenberg

2007-02-04T23:42:00.000-08:00

Optidontic Chair by Jonathan Phelps

WashMachine Empty Flag installation series continues at Emergence Gallery

2007-01-21T21:41:00.000-08:00

Generation : Loss
Jimi Pantalon
duel-channel projections on both sides of a painted white American flag from the WashMachine documentary; CURRENT.

2007-01-04T14:40:00.000-08:00

Correspondence Test One
Asterisk Art Space (2005)
WashMachine collaboration w/ The Butcha.

2007-01-04T13:59:00.000-08:00

The White Wash
Exposure Gallery
Long Island city(2005)
Gerard Sambets
(featured artist in MEDIA DIET)

2007-01-04T01:55:00.000-08:00

American Bob (2006)
Fresh out of college American Bob had his first day of work on 9-11-01 in NYC. Needless to say times have been tough and like everyone else in his office, he bought an American flag pin. Now he just wears it out of habit.
Featured Artist in the WashMachine experimental documentary; CURRENT

2007-01-04T01:45:00.000-08:00

FlagMan (2006)
Luis De La Cruz has been waving flags since '96 on overpasses in NYC which he refers to as his offices and the expressway as his television.Featured Artist in the WashMachine experimental documentary; CURRENT

2007-01-04T01:42:00.000-08:00

BrainTrain (2003)

2007-01-04T01:32:00.000-08:00

2007-01-04T01:29:00.000-08:00

The Eye of Santiago (2000)

2007-01-04T01:24:00.000-08:00

Wash Portrait by Greg MacAvoy (2004)

2007-01-04T01:20:00.000-08:00

Mr. Clown as Stereo in MOSHERS(2000)

2007-01-04T01:15:00.000-08:00

Jennifer Hammaker as Jasmine in PARADERS (2002)

2007-01-04T01:04:00.000-08:00

The Bubbles Practitioner Apocalypse Lounge (2005)
"..Giving proof through the night..."

2007-01-03T20:15:00.000-08:00

APOCALYPSE HOSPITAL (2005)

2007-01-03T18:57:00.000-08:00

Dr. Please & The Roadside Surgeon

The Healthcare America has been waiting for!!!

2007-01-03T18:37:00.000-08:00

Somewhere In Texas(circa 2003)

2007-01-03T18:28:00.000-08:00

AMERICAN STANDARD

2007-01-02T23:36:00.000-08:00

NIGHT NEGATION

2007-01-02T23:33:00.000-08:00

IRAQI PC

2007-01-02T23:22:00.000-08:00

VOTE DIRTY
By Noah Post
O.D.B R.I.P