(Click to enlarge) I took these photos in downtown Bogota, where artist Rafael Gomezbarros covered the Colombian Congress building with this art installation of giant ants. Apparently this has been an ongoing, Christoesque project in which the ants have appeared on different public buildings throughout Colombia at different times; according to Gomezbarros, the ants “represent [...]
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Previous readers may remember my mixture of excitement and trepidation before going to Colombia last month. Although most of me was excited by the prospect of this exploration, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t also nervous about it, what with the kidnappings, the malaria, and the anacondas (well, to be honest, I was [...]
Do not panic.
Tomorrow morning I am leaving on a trip, the planning of which has alternately elated and terrified me. I’ll be landing in Bogota tomorrow evening. From there, a girlfriend and I will fly to the southern tip of Colombia, where it meets Peru and Brazil, to a small town called Leticia. We’ll take a boat [...]
Monday photo: Painters
At the Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts, where I made a pilgrimage to see an exhibit of screenprints by my beloved Rauschenberg last week, my friend leaned over the upstairs railing and caught this more organic creation in action.
Just like a MoMo
Many readers of this site may be familiar with my deep antipathy towards the Mormon church ever since its meddling into California’s Proposition 8. Getting to know several ex-Mormons through this very venue and hearing myriad stories of their experiences in the church has only increased my troubled resentment for the religion that I know [...]
When crafting goes bad
Etsy shoppers, do not miss Regretsy–real crafts, real etsy offers, real scary. Also, real funny commentary.
