I stumbled across this 2008 catalog from an exhibition at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in the Photography section of a Half Price Books, shelved incorrectly, shoved in between a couple of large Ann Geddes books and sortof pushed to the back, as if someone was trying to hide it. It was still in …
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Unboxing Tiny Plastic Box – Volume #5
This year is just flying by. It’s already time for another issue of Tiny Plastic Box, Jon Wilkening‘s fun Pinhole 365 Zine!
Unboxing a print from Nick Exposed
I had totally forgotten about this, which is strange, given the brief drama around it… or maybe not, given my abhorrence of drama.
Unboxing some Brian Eno records
When I heard that Brian Eno’s 1970s pop records had been remastered and were set for a new, fancy, audiophile release, I got excited. Half-speed masters, freshly pressed at 45rpm? I wasn’t sure what any of that meant, but how could I not? After all, Here Come the Warm Jets is perhaps my favorite record of …
Unboxing ‘Sex’
The 14 year-old me is thrilled to have finally found/picked up a copy of Madonna’s Sex book… The 39 year old me? Well… May God forgive me.
unboxing The New Analog
It’s been awhile since I read a book in two sittings. Even the junk fiction I’ve been gorging myself on lately usually sees me through 4 or 5 nights or more. But Damon Krukowski‘s The New Analog: Listening and Reconnecting in a Digital World went down fast. It may not be a photobook, but it’s …
Unboxing Gloom
Gloom is Jacob Haupt‘s homage to growing up, struggling with adulthood and the myths we’ve been told about it, trying to balance the demands masculinity with the deep fragility inherent to us, while remaining jovial and positive and jokey throughout. It’s simultaneously hilarious and little bit heartbreaking, and I love it.