Cai Guo-Qiang

Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang's "Head On". Exhibition's from awhile ago, but it's something that particularly resonates with me right now. Pictured above are a pack of wolves launching head-on into invisible barriers, their efforts doomed from the start. In this particular installation, the wolves get back onto their feet, suggesting they're caught in a vicious cycle of blindly trusting their (equally-ignorant) leaders & going all-out, only to get smacked down again, unaware of every crushing blow that lies ahead.

"It's a Sneaker Thing"

hahah, this cracked me up -- viral video spot from Footlocker. (i'm not a sneakerhead, but i would probably react the same way...)

Sally Mann - "Immediate Family"

Two of my favorite images taken by American photographer Sally Mann. I love them for their honesty. Nothing manicured, primped, or cheesy.

Diane Arbus - "Child with Toy Hand Grenade"

There are days when I feel like this.

"Velvet" - The Big Pink

The Big Pink - Velvet from rob hawkins on Vimeo.

A video to emo-out to...

Pretty sweet interactive music video - Cold War Kids

http://coldwarkids.mtvmusic.com/ (click here to check it out)
This is the first interactive music video I've seen. It gives you the ability to control what parts of the music you hear by clicking on each band-member.
("I've Seen Enough" - Cold War Kids)

Stages (anti-cancer exhibition)

video of Sheppard Fairey's work being put up (as part of the "Stages" anti-cancer initiative).

Life is Beautiful

Life is Beautiful from Stephen Niebauer on Vimeo.

You look at my shop!

Xi'an (Jan '09)