- Details
- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Found
- Hits: 1974
The curious story of self-published folk artist and musician "Mingering Mike", whose unannounced fame and talent deserve far greater circulation and regard ...
Link: http://www.mingeringmike.com/
Listen: http://www.mingeringmike.com/mingerplayer/index.html
- Details
- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Found
- Hits: 2273
A couple of interesting articles on a couple of recently recovered paintings by Gauguin and Bonnard. Following an art theft in '70, they were acquired for $30 in 1975, the paintings are currently predicted to sell for over $50 Million dollars at auction now.
Note the language used by the media to describe the "discovery" of the artwork - "Extraordinary discovery of 'Fruits on a Table' painting which hung on a factory worker's wall for decades before being found by Italy's art police" ... there are worlds to be read into "factory worker's wall" - as if it were some miracle that a factory worker should recognize or value art, esp. art of this caliber. The class hierarchy at it's worst, a far better leading line might be "Canny Factory Worker acquires Gauguin and Bonnard for $30..." or other such, but we regard the appreciation of "fine art" as a provenance exclusive to the "educated and rich".
Links: The Telegraph && CNN (the byline at the end is of interest...) && BBC. Note the fact that CNN doesn't lead with "factory worker"....a rare chance to applaud them for reporting the "relevant" news that doesn't reinforce negative class stereotypes. I would suggest shaming the BBC and The Telegraph, but it's Britain, and they are so far into 1984 that it doesn't matter.
- Details
- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Found
- Hits: 2109
I found it on the web, so it must be true:
Allowing for all the hyperbole and exaggeration the internet is prone to, even at a million dollars that's a pretty worthwhile pet. Especially quotable: "Her fame spread rapidly especially once she was taken up by Ben Lashes – an “Internet cat “ agent."
One can't help but wonder if Mr. Lashes has business cards.
- Details
- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Found
- Hits: 2377
An astute art historian suffering through Stuart Little discovers a lost Hungarian art masterpiece being used as a prop in the background of Stuart Little.
Read the full story here: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/27/stuart-little-art-historian-long-lost-hungarian-masterpiece
- Details
- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Found
- Hits: 1437
Which would inspire anyone to go out and hit the flea market, reputedly the scrap dealer was about to melt it down for the precious metals before discovering it's provenance:
Of interest, a list of the ones that are still recorded as missing:
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lost_Faberg%C3%A9_eggs