by Michael Anthony Farley on March 28, 2016
There are more apps out there to swap your face with other faces than one could possibly fit on any single device. As such, it’s no surprise that our social media feeds have been extremely creepy lately. But of all the uncanny face-offs out there, this one from Luis Nava (co-founder of Janet40, which publishes limited-editions from digital artists) is probably my favorite because it’s creepy AND sexy. And it gets weirder the longer you look at it.
He’s switched faces with an iconic Google image search result for Che Guevara—a grid which sort of reads like the contemporary equivalent/thematic opposite of Warhol’s glorious photobooth portraits of heiress Ethel Scull. The software’s awkward attempt to graft a moving face onto a still photograph at an angle is truly terrifying. But Jesus, wearing Che’s face on your own face is such a better look than those damn t-shirts I’m almost looking forward to the coming wave of ubiquitous augmented reality devices.
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by Michael Anthony Farley and Rea McNamara on December 21, 2015
As expected, there’s not much happening this week, with the exception of this Friday being the warmest 25th we’ve likely experienced in our lifetime. Worrying about rising global temperatures possibly segues nicely into Monday’s talk supporting an exhibition of Alberto Korda photography capturing Fidel Castro’s 1959 and 1960 US visits, given the recent thawing of US-Cuban foreign relations. Winter solstice on Tuesday inspires Magali Duzant’s live-streaming sunsets at Local Project Artist Space and a chance to get those artist-made gifts wrapped at the second edition of Aura Rosenberg and Cara Benedetto’s Wrapping Room at Shoot The Lobster. The expected slowdown really begins mid-week, but we got you covered with a Manoel de Oliviera MoMA screening, this week’s only opening (The Jew As The Other at Abrazo Interno) and a couple closings. Post-Christmas, we’re excited about Sunday’s Art School Acid Dropout, promising a drink-and-draw of comedy performers.
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