Style Ish: Philip Colbert’s Sequined Pop Art Frocks
New goal in life: get a friend to wear this Duchamp-Fountain number below as a wedding gown, then dub myself Maid of Honor, and rock the Dali-Lobster-Telephone one. The above … Continue reading
In the Mood For… Eyes
Why am I so obsessed with eye graphics? Oh, that’s right, because they’re totally creepy. And clearly, I need me some more creep-factor in my life. [Raymond Pettibon!] [Tuxedomoon and … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Lee Miller
So, remember how I was super keen on the Man Ray exhibit at Legion of Honor? I went into it like, “Yay, Man Ray. Oh, they’ll have lots of stuff … Continue reading
Film Bombast: Santa Sangre
And now for something completely different– Pls be advised: This is easily the longest and most obscure piece I’ve written on RAB. At times it begins to approach academia, but … Continue reading
San Francisco: Get Yr Subversive Art On
So there are two really fantastic exhibitions coming up this month. Both of them open on July 14th, and both of them feature two of my (okay, everyone’s) favorite artists. … Continue reading
In the Mood For… MANIFESTOS
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the power of manifestos. This might have something to do with the fact that I recently re-picked up Manifesto: A Century of Isms, … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in the United States and Mexico
When most people consider Surrealism, they imagine an exclusive group of men, whose highbrow and absurdist antics embody that ironic, bohemian European man that (too) many of us know today. … Continue reading
Ribbon Around A Bomb 