Pol Rosenthal

Author: Pol Rosenthal

  • Photo Book by Juan I Jong via Jiazazhi.com

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    http://blog.jiazazhi.com/2012/05/juan-i-jong/ You don’t need Chinese language skills to enjoy this collection of beautiful images from photographer Juan I Jong.

  • Hou Hanru: Super Reality – NOWNESS

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    Anyone who claims they’re  an artist, but isn’t interested in China is lying, delusional, or not an artist. http://www.nowness.com/day/2012/5/15/2063/hou-hanru-super-reality Hou Hanru knows more than you about the scene and gives us a few things to investigate.

  • The History and Techniques of Napkin Folding

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      Fascinating! Who would have of thought there was so much emphasis ever placed on napkin folding? An enterprising artist could easily turn this knowledge into a piece (or pieces) on subjective identity and class structure. Or just make something beautiful!  The History and Techniques of Napkin Folding (via Edible Geography)

  • Gendjer2: Borderless Music

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    The world is a better place with music in it and this song in particular brightens my day. It’s apparently based on an older Indonesian political song, bu I haven’t been able to get any (detailed) info on that. I’d like to and, if that happens, I’ll update this post. For now I’d like to present…

  • “What Comes After The Hipster”

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    “Zeynep Arsel, Assistant Professor of Marketing at John Molson School of Business, Concordia University: I think seeing hipster as a narrative, rather than a distinct group of people, is a great way to understand how urban middle class identities are constructed and how postmodern class distinctions are established. The mythology of hipster is an extremely…