1. 3rdofmay: The art: Ed Ruscha, from “Thirtyfour Parking Lots in Los Angeles,” 1967, also as a set of gelatin silver prints Ruscha made in 1999. The news: “Taking Parking Lots Seriously as Public Spaces,” by Michael Kimmelman for the New York Times. The source: In the collection of many institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, has a complete set of the gelatin silver prints.

    3rdofmay:

    The art: Ed Ruscha, from “Thirtyfour Parking Lots in Los Angeles,” 1967, also as a set of gelatin silver prints Ruscha made in 1999.

    The news: “Taking Parking Lots Seriously as Public Spaces,” by Michael Kimmelman for the New York Times.

    The source: In the collection of many institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, has a complete set of the gelatin silver prints.

  2. Leigh Merrill, Dallas based photographer

  3. George Shaw, nominee for 2011 Turner Prize.  Unfortunately he did not win.

    George Shaw, nominee for 2011 Turner Prize.  Unfortunately he did not win.

  4. Gorilla Enclosures

  5. clip from the film, “Gerhard Ricther Painting”

  6. Blogging is not writing. It’s just graffiti with punctuation.

                                - Elliot Gould as Dr. Ian Sussman in Contagion

  7. RIP Steve Jobs

  8. RIP Jerry Haynes aka Mr. Peppermint.   For all those who grew up in Dallas in the 80s I’m sure you feel my pain.  My thoughts go out to Gibby and his family.

  9. William Garnett, from his Lakewood, California series, 1950.

  10. A brief overview of the architecture of a missile guidance system.