Today in History - September 23, 1212
The Golden Bull of Sicily issued by Frederick II to create the position of King of Bohemia
Lubna Hussein has now been convicted for wearing trousers. Hussein, a UN worker, resigned her post so that she would be tried as an ordinary Sudanese citizen, and also refused a presidential pardon. Her goal was to call attention to Sudan’s repressive law, and also to the hideous punishment of 40 lashes for the offense. Presumably in an effort to reduce worldwide attention to the case, she was sentenced only to a fine, rather than to a fine and a flogging (as is customary). But Hussein is not letting the Sudanese government divert attention in this way. She’s now refusing to pay the fine. And she’s still wearing those trousers.
The stage at Austrian Bregenzer Festspiele’s 1999 production of Verdi’ s opera “A Masked Ball” was a giant book being read by a skeleton . (I had to dig for this because the original poster just put up the image with no context. Shame on your laziness.)
Iraqi chess player Delbak Ismail contemplates her next move during the Iraq chess championship on August 6, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Havana, Cuba
Somehow managed to snap this from a bus. The whole aesthetic of Havana is so interesting. You can see its former beauty in the faded colour, in the architecture where it hasn’t crumbled, but to see it now is sort of heartbreaking.
Parallel Universe exhibitiom by Matt W. Moore…
An ambitious creative spirit, MWM (Matt W. Moore) has traveled to Sao Paulo for one month to prepare, from scratch, for his first South American Solo-Exhibition. He arrived with no art, no supplies, and no firm plan for this new series of canvas paintings. The ideas for the artworks have actualized while processing time spent absorbing Brazilian Culture, exploring this Mega-City, the vibrant colors, the exaggerated geometry, and the diverse architecture of Sao Paulo.
“Parallel Universe” series explores and celebrates the convergence of his dedication to various disciplines of design and art. The paintings were created entirely with spray paint, one of Matt’s favorite mediums. But, the designs are very clean, and appear almost digital in their precise details and craft. An honest, analog attempt to achieve the same depth and abstract geometry of his digital “Vectorfunk” style. The goal with each work is to have the viewers eye fall into the piece and get lost in the optical illusions, trying to figure out what is up, down, left, and right. Welcome to the Jungle! (via)
Hoy - Llegó el Dulce de Leche. Algo que hoy parece tan simple, en las viejas lecherías, era la gran novedad.
