Magically minimalistic.
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The racist message hidden in a masterpiece (via bbc.com).
(…) it is a painting from a subsequent generation of artists, Russian Suprematist Kazimir Malevich’s Black Square (1915) – often credited with being among the first abstract works ever painted – that reveals just how easily the colour can curdle from soulful luminosity into something rather shadier. In 2015, fresh analysis of the celebrated work (which Malevich said signified where “the true movement of being begins”) traced the outlines of a barely visible bigoted quip scrawled by the artist beneath the varnish.
Michael West, Woman Artist Excluded from the Ab-E Gang (via adinewton.wordpress.com).
The American art world in the era of the post-war boom of Abstract Expressionism was definitely male-oriented. That is the reason why Corinne Michelle (Michael) West did not receive the recognition she deserved. She could have been famous but she was a woman.
At around the age of 20, sometime around 1990, I listened a lot to Clock DVA.
Along with the thrill of electronic music came the intriguing lyrics and references: information technology, human-machine interactions, chaos theory – all enriched with philosophical and artistic elements, sometimes even brushing against the edges of esotericism.
The dark narratives were a bit intimidating, and the often cryptic lyrics didn’t help. Still, of course, I wanted to see and hear live what Adi Newton and his fellow musicians would perform on stage.
So, the closest concert was in Cologne, a little over halfway between Sheffield and where I was living at the time.
A friend of mine, who shared my enthusiasm for Clock DVA, and I drove the black car with white boys about 400 km to where the "black souls in white suits" were set to perform. We arrived just in time, only to find a laconic note at the entrance to the venue, written by someone: “Concert canceled.”
Bummer. We drove back the same night, quite a journey for a gig we never saw. The project went off my radar after I found their follow-up releases less appealing and soon after lost interest.
Thirty years later, I saw a Clock DVA concert announced at Flex in Vienna – and this time, I wouldn’t be disappointed.
Relevant: Organ Needles by the Anti Group.
This post investigates the programming language inside Typst. Since typesetting systems have very different requirements from most programming languages, Typst lacks some common programming language features but also includes unique features I haven’t seen elsewhere. This makes it a fascinating case study.
The fascinating security model of dark web marketplaces.
Relevant: Neuer Darknet-Drogenshop will an die Spitze – Interview.
The UX of LEGO Interface Panels.
These iconic, low-resolution designs are the perfect tool to learn the basics of physical interface design. Armed with 52 different bricks, let's see what they can teach us about the design, layout and organisation of complex interfaces.
The alt-right devours it all.
Lost in lists.
List of common misconceptions.
Birds are theropod dinosaurs, and consequently dinosaurs are not extinct.