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Michael Swann Investigates the Auras of Place and Religious Experience
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home In 1961, in the small Spanish village of San Sebastian de Garabandal, four young girls had an apparition of the Virgin Mary. They entered a state of ecstasy in which they became completely unaware of their surroundings and sensory perceptions. Reportedly, witnesses would pinch the girls, pierce…
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“The Principle of the Minimum Effort” and the Depth of Sports Psychology in the Works of Martin Kazanietz
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home “Goalkeepers are all fools,” Diego Armando Maradona once said, and throughout his career he devoted himself to making them pay for it. Every goal scored by the Ten equalled a One scattered, bent, tangled, stretched to the limit of his possibilities, stumbled, disoriented, in short: defeated. It…
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David Shrigley and the “Copenhagen Prints” Sounds LIke a Good Band Name and Also the Name of His New Show
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home David Shrigley has been working with Schäfer Editions in Copenhagen for quite some time, and it seemed that it was time to showcase those works… in London. Jealous Gallery is hosting over 20 years of works from the British artist (and Juxtapoz cover artist and Radio Juxtapoz…
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Amazing Portraits of Grace Jones, The Pop Icon of the 1980s
Source Design You Trust Grace Jones, celebrating her 76th birthday today, has always embodied a unique aesthetic vision. Collaborating with French creator and ex-partner Jean-Paul Goude, Jones’s Afrofuturist image is as defining as her sultry contralto and provocative stage presence. Her Cubist fashion, close-cropped hair, and dramatic makeup have cemented her as a beauty icon.…
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A Mercedes-Benz M275 V12 Coffee Table That Is Absolutely Incredible, for Real
Source Design You Trust This is a coffee table made from the block and heads of a Mercedes-Benz M275 V12 engine, complete with cams in the heads to showcase the engine’s top-end mechanics. More: Bring a Trailer h/t: silodrome The M275 V12, produced from 2002 to 2015, powered luxury Mercedes models like the Maybach, S…
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Salvaged Scraps of Wood Nest Together in Richard Haining’s Elegant Curved Vessels
Source Colossal All photos by Joe Kramm, courtesy of Richard Haining, shared with permission In the late aughts, Richard Haining began salvaging leftover wood. While working for a set design company, he realized that the sizable waste generated was also an untapped opportunity for his personal projects. “What I did not have in the way…
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This Artist Transforms Everyday Objects Into Cloud Art
Source Design You Trust Gazing at the sky to find shapes in the clouds is a timeless activity, but Markus Einspannier, a German artist, has transformed this pastime into a unique form of art. In his photo series #UseTheClouds, he crafts whimsical scenes where people, animals, and inanimate objects appear to interact with the clouds.…
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Fare Meets Function in Eléonore Joulin’s Gourmet Ceramic Lamps and Vases
Source Colossal “Leek vase.” All images © Eléonore Joulin, shared with permission Eléonore Joulin casts humble foods in a fresh light with her gastronomic collection of ceramic goods. From her studio in Brussels, the artist layers crinkled cabbage leaves into a vegetal dwelling and twists a long sausage into a sculptural, worm-like shape. She outfits…
