Classic Glassock

a) Funny:

b) Creepy:

c) Metaphorical:

Despite making far less, Bollywood actually sells more tickets and makes more movies than Hollywood. Bollywood until recently was known more for its quantity and quality, but was home to some really great work by artists hired by movie studios to market their movies to the public. Arguably, much of the artistic quality of Bollywood film posters has been lost as movie studios have moved to more western poster design in an attempt to appeal to a global market. These posters (as well as many more) of some Bollywood Film with fantastic contextual descriptions can be found at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

For more Bollywood posters click here

To be in your own Bollywood poster click here

Bollywood Gold:

With the the 40th anniversary of Bobby Kennedy’s assassination this past Friday, The NY Times ran a feature in their weekly magazine last week about the photos that Paul Fusco took while on the train that carried his body from New York to Washington, DC. A presentation of some of the pictures with Fusco’s narration is here. The loss captured in the photos is visceral and intimately touching. The Times describes some of the photos…

A black woman kneels on the dirt, a white purse hanging from her arm, her hands locked in prayer.

A small boy holds his hands flat against the pockets of his shorts.

A woman in dark glasses bites her fingers.

A man on crutches waves one crutch high in the air.

An older woman holds a handkerchief over her mouth.

A mother holds the hands of two children; one of them holds the hand of a third.

Three teenagers salute.

A white-haired man waves his straw hat in farewell.

Some hands hold American flags; others hold wildflowers.

An old man clutches his throat, and some people fold their arms, hiding their hands as if for protection.

A man and a woman wave a big hand-lettered sign: SO-LONG BOBBY.

The train moves on, along the worn silver rails.

So long. So long. So long.

“R.F.K. Funeral Train— Rediscovered,” an exhibition appearing at Danziger Projects in New York can be seen June 6 to July 31. His book, “R.F.K.,” will be published by Aperture in September.

Jamie Livingston took a polaroid each day for almost 20 years until his death in 1997. The photos have been put together, and there’s nothing more than the images and dates to speak for themselves. It’s a beautiful, funny, awe-inspiring and sometimes tragic collection of photos. There is a distinct transformation of the shots from the light-hearted photos of the beginning through to the sudden tragic end. You can really see him grow as a person, and a very skilled photographer. I highly recommend the collection, I could imagine this as a museum exhibit. The photos can found here. A sample…

This has to be one of the most weirdest, strangest, and coolest things I have seen in a while.

A great collection of dollar bill art found here.

Via Laughing Squid.

The Strange Attractor highlights a NYT article on the support that Obama has garnered from the art community.

Whether or not Barack Obama would make a good president, it’s clear that he makes an excellent muse. It’s hard to think of a political candidate in recent memory who has, in real time, inspired so much creativity, exercised free of charge and for the campaign’s benefit. Perhaps this suggests something about Obama — or maybe it suggests something about his supporters.

Next up? Graphic Designer Scott Hansen will produce a limited run of 5000 prints at $70 a piece. Do the math kids…a nice sum for the Obama campaign. Stay tuned this week for an image of the print.

As for the McCain campaign?

***UPDATE: Perhaps artists are standing behind Obama because of this