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Herr Harms, 2008
Artnet's Elisabeth Kley on Bendix Harms's Lebenslieben installation at Anton Kern Gallery in NYC:
"Like Pablo Picasso (whose late works his paintings also resemble), Harms celebrates family life, and the show’s main subject is his desire for babies and a dog."
Herr Harms (above) appears to incorporate his desire for both. Very interesting.
Show runs until October 4. More info here.
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Seattle-based architects Johnathan Junker and Seth Grizzles of Graypants like to make all kinds of things (they also like to wear gray pants). They especially like re-purposing, as in this elegantly designed DIY dog house made from found objects.
This one was auctioned off for the annual Bark in the Park benefit to help aid mistreated animals. But if you have some lumber and an extra road sign handy, you can make one for your eco-conscious dog. You have the whole weekend to tinker. Go for it!
Ingredients: old windows behind the garage / basement scraps of wood / leftover cedar siding / one generous souvenir left by the road crew
Instructions:
Via (incli)NATION, Daniel Flahiff's excellent blog about art, architecture, music, technology and more.
Related links:
Andrew Armstrong: Canny Canine Design
Loop Dog House by Gaia & Gino
PAWS Petchitecture 2008 Goes Green
Scottie's Fine Art Caves
Frank Lloyd Wright's Dog House
Divine Danish Dog House
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Jamie and her beautiful muse Fergie
Fellow blogger and extraordinary dog photographer Jamie Pfughoeft has been nominated for Western Washington's Best Pet Photographer on Evening Magazine's annual competition. If you get a chance stop by their website and vote for her. You would make her day!
Here are some of my favorite photos from Jamie's super fun blog. She has a background studying animal behavior. Can't you tell from these shots...Jamie knows exactly how to get her subjects be stars!
Fergie
Henrietta
Zoe
Walter, Diza + Frank
Yukon
Visit Jamie's website Cowbelly Pet Photography to schedule a session with your pup or learn more about her pet photography workshops which from all reports sound like a big success.
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Hurray, The Butter is Finished, 1935 (reference to Herman Goering's statement, "Iron ore has always made an empire strong, butter and lard have at most made people fat.")
The Akron Art Museum's current exhibition John Heartfield vs. Nazi Germany includes over 40 socially conscious photogravures by one of the most brilliant and outspoken artists of the 20th century.
Born in Germany in 1891 as Helmut Herzfeld, he changed his name to protest WW I. As the Weimar Republic took hold of the country, Heartfield's collages became highly critical of Hitler and the Third Reich. Ultimately his work was banned during the height of the Nazi regime, only to be rediscovered in the late 50s. He died in 1968.
Look closely at the dates on these photogravures. These works are from the mid-1930s, and are concrete proof that Hitler's atrocities were no secret and no surprise. They are a reminder to turn to artists and not corporate news channels to *see* the world as it really is.
A Place in the Sun, 1935 (Mussolini, "I want to provide my people with a place in the sun!")
The Teaching of the Wolves, 1935
BTW, the Akron Art Museum is one of only three museums in the US to possess substantial holdings of Heartfield’s art. This is the first time they have all been on display. The exhibition runs until November 30, 2008. Click here for more information.
P.S. Heartfield's work is also a stark reminder of the dire consequences of what happens to an administration and a country that puts guns before butter.
Related links:
The images above are courtesy of George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film .
HEARTFIELD: Towson University's collaborative website site with MFA student Kate Chisholm who produced and directed a musical about John Heartfield's life and work in 2000.
The book Heartfield Versus Hitler by John Willett is available here.
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This year marks the 15th anniversary of the wildly popular Chicken Soup for the Soul series. One of their new titles, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Dogs
Simon and Schuster has kindly given me two copies of Loving Our Dogs to give away to my readers.
To enter to win: simply complete this sentence in the comments section below:
"My dog is chicken soup for the soul because…"
I will choose my favorite response for one book giveaway, and the other will be selected randomly (so if you're not feeling creative you can just leave a comment saying you would like a chance to win.)
Contest ends Saturday, September 27, 2008 at noon PST.
Good luck!
P.S. Visit Chicken Soup for the Soul's website to learn more about this series that has sold over 112 million copies in more than 40 languages since its inception in 1993.
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