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Tough Guise - Violence in the Media and the Crisis of Masculinity.

“Jackson Katz argues that widespread violence in American society, including the tragic school shootings in Littleton, Colorado, Jonesboro, Arkansas, and elsewhere, needs to be understood as part of an ongoing crisis in masculinity. Tough Guise is the first educational video geared toward college and high school students to systematically examine the relationship between pop-cultural imagery and the social construction of masculine identities in the U.S. at the dawn of the 21st century.”

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“ Ist das Kunst, oder kann das weg? Joseph Beuys (via riot36)

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Eric B & Rakim, i know you got soul

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Starting with a Photograph:

“Working from their own photographs – found or made – the artists have spun the images into unique and unusual works of art. Starting with a Photograph is at the Michael Hoppen Contemporary gallery until 12 October 2009”

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Blue Lake Revisited by Robin Cracknell. Combining photography with cinematography, the artist scratched and treated the image with unpredictable chemicals, to convey the disappointments of childhood and adult regret

Blue Lake Revisited by Robin Cracknell. Combining photography with cinematography, the artist scratched and treated the image with unpredictable chemicals, to convey the disappointments of childhood and adult regret

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Chair (2008) by Hannah Dakin. Her approach plays with the idea of the photograph as object, printing on different textures which are then layered, often with a film of wax in between

Chair (2008) by Hannah Dakin. Her approach plays with the idea of the photograph as object, printing on different textures which are then layered, often with a film of wax in between

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Giovanni (2009) by Maurizio Anzeri. The artist works with found photographs, embellishing them with coloured threads to create three-dimensional, almost sculptural, images

Giovanni (2009) by Maurizio Anzeri. The artist works with found photographs, embellishing them with coloured threads to create three-dimensional, almost sculptural, images

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Light I (2009) by Gabriele Beveridge. Playing with the process of image-making, the artist cuts up transparencies and photographs and reprints them as new Polaroids

Light I (2009) by Gabriele Beveridge. Playing with the process of image-making, the artist cuts up transparencies and photographs and reprints them as new Polaroids

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The Composites (2009) by DY Kim. The artist takes photographs from different angles and then layers the negatives on top of each other to create a new image, capturing the subject in 360 degrees

The Composites (2009) by DY Kim. The artist takes photographs from different angles and then layers the negatives on top of each other to create a new image, capturing the subject in 360 degrees

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Unknown Soldier (2009) by David Birkin. This photograph is part of a wider body of work by the artist that focuses on a single soldier, titled ‘Confessions of an Unknown Soldier’

Unknown Soldier (2009) by David Birkin. This photograph is part of a wider body of work by the artist that focuses on a single soldier, titled ‘Confessions of an Unknown Soldier’

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Read it and weep (like I did)

Read it and weep (like I did)

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Beatle-juice

According to NPR, this morning - the Beatle back catalogue is being re-issued. Now that Michael Jackson has passed away - thus freeing up the rights; as well as George Harrison’s child creating the Beatles game - Beatle-mania is about to re-ignite…

Good grief!

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