This is extremely disgusting. I warn you: frog heads. But, as one commenter says, “Studying garbage is studying its culture.” (You get the idea. I don’t suggest you try to diagram that sentence.)
Via FoundClothing:
Trash
What we value, what we throw away
SUMMER GROUP SHOW
June 27th - July 27th, 2006
50 artists working with diverse materials and viewpoints collide for an exhibition addressing the full spectrum of TRASH.
From spiritual to material, junk bonds to junk food, spring cleaning to slum clearance, modern society holds irrational attitudes about plenty. America is a land of kitsch and collectables, consumers and accumulators—so it ‘be-Hoovers’ us to explore how we live with what we throw away and why we produce this mass of muck in the first place.
At the Atlantic Gallery.
A humble craftsman such as myself can only hope to be inspired by true vision. For some reason, the ones with TVs are the funniest, though the piano has the most pathos.
By the way, hello Make and BoingBoing readers (in other words, hello to almost every geek in the US).
Trashformations is a show of art made from garbage. There’s a long history of this in modern art, so it seems strange to have a show solely about trash as a material, but at the same time it’s topical, and the show is sort-of about the materials. Louise Nevelson comes to mind. Thanks to Brook Fischer for the link.
The ‘Waste Not, Want Not’ Book & Film Series has some fascinating events coming up for people who are maniacal about junk.
Not on the abovelinked calendar is this:
Gone Tomorrow, Hidden Life of Garbage
Mon, Feb 27th, 6-7pm
Book reading & Discussion, with Heather Rogers, author and filmmakerAmerica leads the world in garbage, and that is nothing to be proud of.
In her book, Heather presents a galvanizing expose on how a once
ingeniously thrifty society became the planet’s trash monsters. She
provides many eye-opening examples of corporate strategies and
propaganda; and details everything wrong with today’s wasteful
packaging, problematic recycling, and flawed landfills and incinerators.Join us for wine, cheese & interesting discussions.
ALL EVENTS WILL BE HELD AT MFTA
33-00 Northern Blvd, 3fl, LIC, NY 11101Admission is free.
PLEASE RSVP AT 718-729-3001 x218
Dude. Free cheese. But seriously, Heather Rogers is cool.
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