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The Art of Punk

In this excellent debut episode of their »The Art of Punk« series, MOCAtv* dissects the art of the legendary Black Flag, from their iconic four bars symbols, to their coveted and now collectable gig flyers, singles, and band t-shirts, all depicting the distinctive Indian ink drawn image and text by artist Raymond Pettibon.

»The Art Of Punk« traces the roots of the punk movement and the artists behind the iconic logos of punk bands such as Black Flag (Raymond Pettibon), The Dead Kennedys (Winston Smith) and Crass (Dave King). The stories behind the art of the Dead Kennedys will debut on June 18, and June 25 will see the release of the Crass episode, all of which will be available at: www.youtube.com/MOCAtv. Filmmaker Bryan Ray Turcotte also posted the following Black Flag flyers and many more of his remarkable collection on Noisey.

Black Flag

Black Flag

Black Flag

Black Flag

*MOCAtv is a contemporary art video channel, developed as a digital extension of the education and exhibition programming of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

Somos Luz

I love these guys… Remember this work? The spanish urban art group Boa Mistura participated recently in an urban art revitalization project in Panama City. The city became a great artistic showcase, dressed up with sculptures, murals, paintings, films and photographs as part of the »Primera Bienal del Sur en Panamá 2013«. They describe their work and their reasoning as follows: »Somos Luz („We are light“) is the message we painted, with the neighbors help, on 50 houses at the building Begonia I in the community of El Chorrillo (Panama City). The concept is based on the color grid generated when every neighbor paints his own home. The intervention covers corridors and stairways, converted now into abstract color compositions that come to life with daily scenes like hanging clothes or people looking out the balcony.« All Images courtesy of Boa Mistura.

»Somos Luz«, El Chorrillo, Panama, 2013
»Somos Luz«, El Chorrillo, Panama, 2013
»Somos Luz«, El Chorrillo, Panama, 2013
»Somos Luz«, El Chorrillo, Panama, 2013
»Somos Luz«, El Chorrillo, Panama, 2013
»Somos Luz«, El Chorrillo, Panama, 2013
»Somos Luz«, El Chorrillo, Panama, 2013
»Somos Luz«, El Chorrillo, Panama, 2013

I ride to the edge of the atmosphere…

His body of work includes both the legendary »Echtzeit« music clip by Sensorama (with Oliver Husain, MuVi Award for the best German Music Video at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival in 1999) and his award-winning animation »3.48 €/min.«. Last year, Michel Klöfkorn’s newest film »I ride to the edge of the atmosphere in a half hour on my bicycle« won the German Short Film Award 2012. Hovering between psychoanalysis, economics, astronomy and bicycle rides this film bridged the scientific with the imaginary in a very strong and powerful way. It’s time to start a big retrospective show at your favourite cinema.

Baths – Obsidian

Baths - Obsidian Wieviel Kammerpop verträgt diese Welt? Mit digitalem Spratzen und der Anticon-Pose im Rücken geht dieser Mikrotrend nun erstmal in Verlängerung.

Tree

What does oil on canvas look like? In the exceptional case, nature can constitute strange realities, if you give a little help in certain moments. »Tree« is Myoung Ho Lee’s beautiful series of a variety of trees in different seasons and locations. All images © Myoung Ho Lee, Courtesy Yossi Milo Gallery, New York.

Tree #10, 2006 From the series Tree, Archival Inkjet Print, 10″ × 8″
Tree #10, 2006, from the series »Tree«, Archival Inkjet Print, 10″ × 8″

Tree #2, 2006 From the series Tree, Archival Inkjet Print, 50″ × 40″
Tree #2, 2006, from the series »Tree«, Archival Inkjet Print, 50″ × 40″

Tree #3, 2006 From the series Tree, Archival Inkjet Print, 40″ × 32″
Tree #3, 2006, from the series »Tree«, Archival Inkjet Print, 40″ × 32″

(via but does it float)

Early Stars of the Space Race

There was a time when animals were sent to space to test the survivability of spaceflight. From the present point of view, it seems crazy to me, but the story of animals in space is much older than one thinks. Animals had been used in aeronautic exploration since 1783 when the Montgolfier brothers sent a sheep, a duck and a rooster aloft in a hot air balloon (source). However, the following story is from the early 60s: »On the morning of January 31, 1961, in south Florida, a 5-year-old chimpanzee — dubbed »Ham« by his handlers — ate a breakfast of baby cereal, condensed milk, vitamins and half an egg. Then the unassuming 37-pound primate went out and made aeronautic history: Aboard a NASA space capsule, traveling thousands of miles an hour almost 160 miles above the Earth, he became the first chimp in space.« The complete story is on LIFE’s website and is worth reading about.

Ralph Morse - Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image

Ralph Morse - Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image

Ralph Morse - Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image

Ralph Morse - Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image