Author: DXO
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Work in Progress: Index of Art Collection
My wife and I like art, and we have a lot of art on our walls. Here’s a couple pieces we’ve got hung up: But I’ve got more stuff. Collected over the last 30 years, tucked info portfolios, and stored away. I’ve made a series of half-hearted attempts over the years to document what I’ve…
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Stormy Daniels, Hero.
One thing I already knew, but learned last night in person, about Stormy Daniels, is that she is a stripper. She dances and choreographs and runs an enterprise that is based on her taking off her clothes in front of people. She is obviously in charge. She has men who pick up her dollars for her.…
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Standards & Solidarity
A review of Code Swaraj: Field Notes from the Standards Satyagraha by Carl Malamud and Sam Pitroda Here at the Code for America Summit, my mind turns to Carl Malamud, who, to me, is a towering figure in our field, and who is chronically under-appreciated. Carl recently published a book, Code Swaraj: Field Notes from…
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Magritte and Hart
Black hair can be seen as no— thing— a hidden state, a way to be incognito in your neigh— borhood, in light of orange. Magritte understood. —5/29/2018, SFMOMA
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Restoration of Large-Scale Cityscape Wheatpaste Installation near Saint Alfred on Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago
Last month I was walking one morning on a usual path and encountered a new work of art. It’s rare to see such a large-scale, single-theme piece. A street scene with Vespa, two garbage cans, two people, a bicycle, and graffiti and sticker-covered walls. It doesn’t appear to be signed, although my guess is that…