The Artist's Survival Kit

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1. What is a print? MOMA answers this question with a neat little flash animation.

2. The Vienna Phil and State Opera Orchestra are just as sexist as when they didn't allow women to join. My favourite quote from this article comes from Dieter Flury, who is the business director of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra:

So if one thinks that the world should function by quota regulations, then it is naturally irritating that we are a group of white skinned male musicians, that perform exclusively the music of white skinned male composers. It is a racist and sexist irritation. I believe one must put it that way. If one establishes superficial egalitarianism, one will lose something very significant. Therefore, I am convinced that it is worthwhile to accept this racist and sexist irritation, because something produced by a superficial understanding of human rights would not have the same standards.

Can you just smell the patriarchal privilege and entitlementitis? If I think about this quote for too long, I can feel my head start to implode at the logic. It's like, you expect the patriarchy to be a bit more insidious, but, instead you have this white guy waving his penis in your face and you can't believe he's being that obvious.

3. Since I promised you random in my post title, let's end with a bit of pretty, shall we? I don't know what's come over me, but I want wallpaper.

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Canadians are Cool

Since I'm still in the starstruck, I love my new homeland phase of immigration (even though Stephen Harper is really trying to take the bloom off the rose), I think that the Trans-Canada Etsy website is a smashing idea. It's a list of Canadian sellers on Etsy, which is a good thing because 1. the functionality of Etsy's geolocator has improved but it's still frustrating if you're looking at major urban centres and 2. it's an easy way to avoid blowing a gasket over ungodly shipping rates (or the lack of international shipping, period). I just saw a cute notecard set the shipping for which was significantly more than the cards themselves.*

*Seller's perogative and all that jazz. It's also my buyer's perogative not to buy the thing. And I usually don't.

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Book artist Tara Bryan is profiled on the CBC website.

Yes, I should be working but I'm very, very tired. Maybe some wine would help me with Mukařovský?

ETA: I decided against the wine because Ptichka brought me tea and chocolate instead. Muky and les boys are done. I get the feeling that, even though my advisor told me not to make my chapter worse, I did just that. I bought these cards anyway. Aren't they awesome? I'll have to start writing letters soon. Any takers?

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