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BOOK RIOT: The List List #1
Boy does the internet like a list. And boy, does the bookish internet love a book list. Here’s a round-up of recent books lists that caught our attention.
At Elle, 10 Books Taboo for Their Time
At Cracked, 6 Popular Children’s Books That Teach Kids Horrible Lessons
It’s hard to even begin figuring out how Tim Noble and Sue Webster come up with the work they do. But without a doubt, the artistic duo know how to make garbage look good. Ever since their first solo show in London, entitled British Rubbish, in 1996, Tim and Sue have managed to take ordinary things, usually discarded objects and scraps, and transform them into recognizable images through the use of projected shadows. “Throughout their careers, they have played with the idea of how humans perceive abstract images and define them with meaning,” states their official biography. “They have created a remarkable group of anti-monuments in their fourteen-year career, mixing the strategies of modern sculpture and the attitude of pink to make art from anti-art. The result is surprising and powerful, as it redefines how abstract forms can transform into figurative ones.”
I’m making this!
Check out my newest wine bottle project - I made it with an issue of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic I got at a recycled craft store for 50 cents! You can see more of my adventures in the craft store in my new video, and more photos in the full blog post.
The Hunger Games cookies by Lizybbakes
PUNK IN AFRICA
This documentary about the often overlooked punk scene in Southern Africa from the 1970s onward is now screening at various film festivals across the continent and in Europe.
Watch the trailer below and see the full list of screenings on the film website: www.punkinafrica.co.za
Produced and Directed by Keith Jones and Deon Maas.
Producer: Jeffrey Brown
Director of Photography: Gary K Griffin
Editor: Andrew L Wills
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