Okay, I don't want to rub it in, but I'm headed to Europe tonight, and won't be back until after Thanksgiving. That means it's going to get a little thin around this blog for a couple of weeks. But I've made you a care package.
Here are thirteen fresh links to wander through. So now we can all take a trip. And hey, if you click just one of these a day, I'll be back with you in no time. Until then ...
- Distance can be difficult, and that personal touch can make all the difference. Handwritten notes mean a lot - even if they are written by robots.
- My visit to the Louvre in a couple of weeks will include a peek at the Mona Lisa - but lucky for me, it will also include a gander at this contemporary neon lightning bolt, shot straight through the Pyramid by Claude Lévêque.
- I'll be unplugging from social networks while away, including this new one called Mix, which is all about building on the creations of others. Very cool. Here's a 'mix' with relevance to The Bleeding Heart, for instance. What could go in that bubble?
- I'll even unplug from promising new social networks like the always-ad-free Ello. Really, they won't sell our data. It's right in their manifesto.
- Manifestos are pretty awesome. That's why we wrote one.
- Of course, we were inspired by some other great manifesto's, like this one from Holstee.
- When I unplug, I'll be keeping notes and drawing by hand. I hear that's good for the brain.
- Perhaps I'll stumble across some great public art. Did you read my recent piece on Murals and Morale in the Inner City?
- It has a great illustration by the best-named-Zine-in-history - WeAreNotAtTheMall.
- Speaking of local arts publications, are you reading Prairie Seen Notes?
- Back on the international scene, how about following an artist's hilarious imaginary adventures with his dog?
- And while we're on the subject of imaginary - how about an art museum where all of the art is imaginary? Not convinced? What if James Franco were involved?
- OK, I have to admit. That last one does sound a bit like a joke. Or, perhaps, exactly like a joke. Love the opening line of this story - 'Let's face it. Art is not really meant to be understood by most people.'
Your Turn Now
So I'm off folks. Want to add to the collective art consciousness while I'm away? Add you own links and recommendations to the comments below (one link per comment, please).