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Bold enough to fail

The only theories worth testing are those that are falsifiable–that it’s possible for the test to indicate that in fact, the theory is wrong. And the difference between art and illustration is the same. Illustration can’t fail. It can be improved, surely, but it’s not wrong.

Wake Up, Beeple!

Crypto-backed artworks at Art Basel Miami Beach advance the wealth mechanisms they claim to subvert and make you, the viewer, a participant in the ploy.

Required Reading

World AIDS Day at Stonewall, Alison Bechdel on making ends meet, Houston van art, NYC’s latest eyesore, Christ and kink, and the family behind Elf on the Shelf.

Sound Designing a Life

This is a charming short film on how a Foley artist would sound design a day in an ordinary life. Running hands through spaghetti noodles stands in for hair washing, a spray bottle sounds like rustling sheets, that sort of thing. See also this fascinating short documentary