Saturday 28 December 2013

tu trouve que ça n'a pas changer? (you think it hasn't changed?)

POSTCARDS: stairs in Monmartre, Paris by Marie-José Jarry + Jean-François Tripelon, 2000 & a comic English postcard captioned "I'm the guy that put the sense in nonsense", 1920s =
TU TROUVE QUE ÇA N'A PAS CHANGER? (YOU THINK IT HASN'T CHANGED?)

Tuesday 17 December 2013

j'ai pu garder la gauche (I managed to keep the left)

POSTCARDS: Medaille d'honneur du travail & Blaise Cendrars, poet 1887 - 1961=
J'AI PU GARDER LA GAUCHE ( I MANAGED TO KEEP THE LEFT )

Friday 13 December 2013

drop in any time

POSTCARDS: The Berlin Armoury with roof by I. M. Pei, photo by Ulrich Schwarz, 2003 & Angèle Durand, a Belgian singer, 1950s: 
DROP IN ANY TIME

Sunday 8 December 2013

twist of fate


POSTCARDS: straw opal glass vase by Harry James Powell, late 19th century & Poreč, The Green Lagoon, Croatia: 
TWIST OF FATE


Wednesday 4 December 2013

smacks we like

SMACKS WE LIKE
POSTCARDS: the hands of the Holy Virgin, Russian icon, 15th century & children playing, Essen ca. 1930 photographed by Willy van Heekern

Sunday 1 December 2013

fuck that for a game of soldiers!

FUCK THAT FOR A GAME OF SOLDIERS!
POSTCARDS: Lac de Wahn, West Berlin, Rene Burri 1961 & Lenin's mausoleum, Moscow, Victor Akhlomow 1967

Wednesday 27 November 2013

ticket to the ball

TICKET TO THE BALL
POSTCARDS: The swimming-pool at Roubaix in France, photographed by Anne Picandet, 1980 & Paris Metro ticket, 2006

Saturday 23 November 2013

"It was your idea - No it was not!"

" It was your idea - No it was not! "
POSTCARDS: Swallows decorating a bowl, Qing dynasty, 18th century China & a Hypocaust, an underfloor heating system, Bignor Roman Villa, UK

Thursday 21 November 2013

what're you doing?

POSTCARDS: Land army girls hoeing, World War 2 Britain & African girls on their way to a dance 

Sunday 17 November 2013

nothing can replace him/her

NOTHING CAN REPLACE HIM/HER
POSTCARDS: American Couple, Amsterdam, 1935, photo by Erwin Blumenfeld & Blue and Grey, painting by Mark Rothko, 1962 

Friday 15 November 2013

opéra pantalon

OPÉRA PANTALON
POSTCARDS: Jean Marais and Jean Cocteau photographed by Robert Doisneau, 1949 & Place de l'Opéra, Paris

Thursday 14 November 2013

climate change

CLIMATE CHANGE
POSTCARDS: 'Untitled' by David Shrigley, 2008 & 'Rooted Upon' by Ai Weiwei, 2009

Saturday 9 November 2013

think i've turned it too far

THINK I'VE TURNED IT TOO FAR 

POSTCARDS: comic english postcard from the 1950s by H.B. Ltd & View of La Seine, Paris 1907

Tuesday 5 November 2013

once bitten twice xxx

ONCE BITTEN TWICE XXX
POSTCARDS: Hotel Hong Kong, photo H.J. Evers, Hamburg & Berlin patio with ornamental swan, photo Dirk Sommer, 1995

Friday 1 November 2013

go back? no way!

GO BACK? NO WAY!
POSTCARDS Clifden and "The Twelve Pins", Connemara, Ireland & "Brian" photographed by Cindy Palmano, 1988

Wednesday 30 October 2013

the devil you know

THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
POSTCARDS  Christina Ricci in the Opposite Sex, 1999 & ancient latin american

Saturday 26 October 2013

you don't feel guilty, do you?

YOU DON'T FEEL GUILTY, DO YOU?
POSTCARDS collage of manipulated film stills from The Man Who Fell to Earth by David Bowie, 1976 & Church of Nativity, Bethlehem 

Wednesday 23 October 2013

noah

NOAH
POSTCARDS carpenter from French "Les Metiers" series, 1950s & The Hollow of the Deep-sea Wave off Konagawa by Hokusai, 19th century

Monday 21 October 2013

please repeat

PLEASE REPEAT
POSTCARDS courtesan drawn from the ukiyo-e woodblock prints of the "floating world" & Le Pont Alexandre III, Paris last century

Saturday 19 October 2013

dirty weekend

DIRTY WEEKEND
POSTCARDS Louisa Bay, Broadstairs & publicity for Dirty Dancing, Future Cinema, early 21st century  

Sunday 13 October 2013

brighton rock

BRIGHTON ROCK


POSTCARDS The Aquarium and Madeira Drive, Brighton & ancient Greek column 

Monday 30 September 2013

open return

OPEN RETURN
POSTCARDS Woman in a red armchair by Pablo Picasso + Waterloo Station 

Monday 16 September 2013

keep calm and carry on

KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON
POSTCARDS WW2 motivational poster, 1939 + mummy of an Egyptian cat, 30BC + soundtrack The Ipcress File, 1965