ALSO A MAGIC MAN

 

Tesla was a Celibate Romantic who invented lightning and the only world record holder of this title: "The Only Human to Produce Electricity Just by Hanging Out".

TO READ

Christopher Priest's writing style is very illusory and mysterious. Themes include duality and sacrifice, and look at these deceiving covers (just okay actually)! Also, David Bowie was so good in the movie and just look at him go!

David Bowie as Nicola Tesla in "The Prestige"

So great. He's wearing gloves so the thunder won't spill out of his hands.

ANOTHER MASTER PERFORMER

Joseph Beuys

Spittin'

Love his practice, inextricable from life, inextricable from myth.

MORE HOUDINI!

 Enchanting an elephant, a master illusionist performing with a broken ankle.

Look at him go! Headless even.

MORE ANTIQUES AND ODDITIES: HUNTERIAN AND JURASSIC

Hunterian Museum, London 

Today

Yesteryear

Surgical oddities and excellence... seriously fucked up.

The Museum of Jurassic Technology, Los Angeles (yeeesh)

Landing page image

"Allison's Very First Blog Post"

Needs to find a nicer space to rent, preferably just outside of Hell, that accommodates it's collections of bats encased in lead, self destructing dice, and a recreation of my very first blog post.

BABEL: BEFORE AND AFTER TATLIN

Bruegel

Theunissen

Weiwei

BABEL: TATLIN

Tatlin

Title

Monument to the Third International

Tatlin's Utopian architectural model that was never realized. Yet another creative project reinforcing the fantastic potential and futility of Utopian planning.