Dieter Roth's Literaturewurst
Roth's silly, sublime artist's book consists of a ground book, gelatin, lard, and spices in natural casing. Image credit: The Print Associates Fund in honor of Deborah Wye. © 2012 Estate of Dieter Roth

 
 

Paper Dinosaurs

Paper People

Posted on May 31, 2010 in Paper Dinosaurs

Spied in the Georgia Tech Paper Museum, these fantastic archival photos show the messy business of making paper. Segregation is apparent: African Americans did the rag sorting, the old guy ran the pulper, women inspected for flaws (and threw the rejects on the floor--looking like Christmas morning) and nice young lads wrapped the final product.

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Appropriated imagery serves as the base
art for clever signage at the Louvre.

 

 Simple, sublime signage in San Diego

Only New York City can get away with a posh shop called "Acne". It sure caught
my attention, but not enough to shop.

 

From a New York City lamp post. High contrast halftone with added type.