InThisCity

"Helen, their youngest, was interested in art from early childhood, when she would dribble nail polish into a sink full of water to watch the color flow."
— 1 month ago with 1 note

publicartfund:

We saw a Warhol soup can costume and it got us thinking. Need last minute costume ideas? Look no more! Get arty- be a Sol LeWitt or Michael Sailstorfer’s “Tornado.” Head to City Hall Park or Doris C. Freedman Plaza for in person inspiration. 

Husband did not understand why I found this to be so hilarious, the LeWitt one is what really crushed it.

— 3 months ago with 25 notes
"The slick thing about whiteness is that you can reap all the benefits of a
racist society without personally being racist."
John A. Powell, Director, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Poverty, Ohio State University.
— 5 months ago with 2 notes
#racism  #white privilege 
"In this society, if a man is called a woman, that’s the biggest insult he could get.” He arches his eyebrows skeptically and asks, “Is that because women are considered something less?"

How Model Andrej Pejic Works Both Sides of the Runway - Fall Fashion 2011 — New York Magazine

I love this quote! And that he’s not considered a total freak by the industry. Of course, the fact that he’s so popular means that fashion’s obsession with zero curves on a woman’s body won’t go away soon, but it’s still a great sentiment. 

— 5 months ago with 10 notes
#gender roles  #model  #fashion