Filthy light thief made a great post about Denise Murrell's student thesis that became "a groundbreaking show about how black people have been pictured across art history," and which is now an exhibit at Musée d'Orsay in Paris, where French masterpieces are renamed after black subjects.
e-werk_1996-09 by saintsebastion (cc by)
... Unlike the stereotype, we were all straight-edge kids. No drugs. No alcohol, even. We just showed up at the club before 9pm for free entry, drank water all night, and then drove home. The only money out of pockets might be a slice of greasy pizza at 3am. It was a fantastic way to be young for a while. — bl1nk
Mefites reminisce in the Rave Flyer Archive thread.
©REX Photo credit: Everett Collection/REX Stars Wearing The Pink Panther 1993
It's like some 1970s middle class couple one day decided, "Hey honey, why don't we do some criming and heisting? Wouldn't that be fun?" — jonp72
The Art of the Steal: "They were a quiet couple that kept to themselves"; running the jewels (HT: gwint); the world's top art forgery detective; hunting the con queen of Hollywood; how to steal a shark, baby; how to steal it all.
I hear you by Gustav Klim (cc by)
Warrnambool's wombat; NESS not NEZ; Commensalist Lorax; HAMMACHER SCHLEMMER!; Beano of Dundee; Painswick nibbles, pub butty & more; Fox Amoore Stitches; Feierabend, et al; Chicken Diapers; Dada à la Dupré; Epithelial Scutoids; Imperiled Achoques.
Baba Yaga by Lady Orlando (cc by)
Listing the greatest songs by 21st century women; acquiring Artemesia Gentileschi; remembering activist Maria L. de Hernandez; applauding Therese Okoumou, shero for liberty; celebrating Kate Bush & Emily Brontë; & Emily Brontë; & Emily Carr, Canadian art pioneer; energizing recognition for women of science; peeking at Parker Posy's memoir; enjoying Nahre Sol's Pocket Pieces compositions; feeling good with Summery Lesbian Movies for Summer Lesbianing.
skullchildren of July by Brother O'Mara
Metafilter's own komara has been sculpting tiny skulls and leaving them out in public as free art for people to find and claim.
Magic For Artists header
do whatever sounds cool to you shall be the whole of the law — thelonius
For those who like esoteric imagery, fearfulsymmetry posted the excellent "Magic for artists" three-part series. Note thread comments from robocop is bleeding (see also & more) and egypturnash (see also, & more & more)
Steampunk Pirates cards by Nat Iwata at wopc.co.uk
misteraitch reveals a full house in his post on the World of Playing Cards, "a living encyclopaedia of the history and visual art of playing cards"
riviere_tick_tack_1881 by Art Gallery ErgsArt
What are some songs that tell a story?
What's the oldest painted portrait of a dog?
What did a floral anchor symbolize, in a book by L.M.Montgomery?
What are scientific results or inventions that were famously demonstrated?
When is this wallpaper from?
How can I stop farting so much?
art by Bahman Farzad
How about some nice videos for pleasant watching?
-Candy-pulling around the world from Lexica
-Time-lapse of clouds in the Grand Canyon from clawsoon
-Time-lapse of a sculptor at work from not_the_water
-Shipwright builds a wooden boat from scratch from cubby
-Steam-engine hobbyist gently critiques an engine from cortex
-Soccer match: two pro football players vs. thirty 8-year-olds from Stark
-Karate in a Victorian dress from loquacious
-Thirsty farm animals, from the bucket's-eye view from ShooBoo
-Collection of art tutorial channels from Wolfdog
courage dear heart by distelfliege (cc by)
We've borrowed the quidnunc kid's kind message of love and sharing to all of us to wrap up some touching, interesting, inspiring, educational, fun and/or funny posts to take our minds off certain recent events:
Dear hearts, I should write to you all and each only to say: you are dear, precious, lovely and great hearts. But my words are all worthless, and your honest hearts are greater than my useless words. Persist, I beg you; if we cry together maybe fate will let us halve our tears. But better that you have relief, if the Earth did not make hearts for only weeping.
Two women pose with their skeleton friend by simpleinsomnia (cc by)
Have you felt it? It's been creeping up on us for some time now: Memento Mori October, a month worth of spooky posts by filthy light thief and Johnny Wallflower.
infini's Girl in the Wind by Midori Takaki
I'm feeling the need for some beauty and some MeFite sharing, so let's see (and/or read about) your favorite object of beauty in your living space
In Metatalk, Eyebrows McGee invites us up to share our etchings!
Uneasy Dreams by Celeste (cc by-nc)
Theodolite asks a fascinating question: who are some famous artists, writers, historical figures, etc. whose reputations were revived by a single person?
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