Life imitates Internet: Meme art exhibit at Gallery 1988
Augie Pagan – “I Like Turtles” L.A.‘s Gallery 1988 is currently mounting an exhibit of meme-inspired artwork simply called “Memes.” The exhibit runs through May…
Pop Culture Archives: 05/2012
1950s Calendar Girls: The original victims of Photoshop?
Source photos of pin-up girls next to their painted “after” image. What caught my attention about these side-by-side comparisons is how they expose the 1950/60s…
Fascinating 1973 documentary: Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood in Las Vegas
The 1973 film Nancy & Lee in Las Vegas takes an almost cinéma vérité approach to its subject as it documents the less-than-glamorous grind of…