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Olga, Millesgården

Accompanied by a new friend I visited Millesgården yesterday. Having just paid the entrance fee and stepped onto the beautiful terrace overlooking a vast industrial area of Stockholm I stopped …“NO, wait a second, not THAT Milles!?? Not ‘the creator … Continue reading

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The power of the nude

Thursday 9th June I left work early because the sudden heat wave scorching Stockholm was severely  stupefying me. Also, we had left our key with pest control who needed access to the building’s every apartment in order to do battle … Continue reading

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World Champions of Painting – Banksy

Second post in this series of three, four or five. Go HERE for the introduction. The no. 2 painter, all categories: Banksy When you read about Banksy on Wikipedia you’ll find under ‘movement’: Anti-war, Anti-capitalism, Anti-fascism, Anti-imperialism, Anti-authoritarianism, Anarchism, Nihilism, … Continue reading

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breaking the blokk

Relinquishing sloth. Stage One: preparation. For this you will need: one flat which you will not leave; one easel; beans and corn, one portion of; frozen pizza, one, for consumption warm; ground coffee, espresso, one packet of; Magnesia, Milk of, … Continue reading

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#paintingmarathon

I’ll be participating in a #paintingmarathon on Sunday. My friend and colleague Titti Hammarling here in Stockholm, and her Twitter friend Martina Anagnostou in Sudan, did one last week. Others joined in and it seems like good fun, a cool … Continue reading

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I heart NUG

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Hunger (2008), Bobby Sands

Michael Fassbender as Bobby Sands, 5:07 minute clip ( IMDb )

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Bror Ivar ska försvinna, kanske för alltid, IGEN!!!!!!!11

(detta inlägg har godkänts av min bror, Ivar Lethin) ”Ivar”, 2006, 28cm x 33cm, blyerts på papper Imorgon åker min bror iväg för att under tre månader studera klassisk tantrisk yoga. Under trekvarts år har han lagt undan en tredjedel … Continue reading

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A Woolgathering Exodus

Directed by Church & Steak. Featured on PitchforkTV, XLR8R, and Stereogum. Church & Steak is a film collective founded by Josh Lowman and Rinee Shah. pioulard.com churchandsteak.com

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World Champions of Painting – Karin Mamma Andersson

First post in a series of three, four or five. Go HERE for the introduction. The reigning champion of the world, the no. 1 painter, all categories: Karin Mamma Andersson Yes, that’s Mamma as in mama. Foto: Mikael Olsson As … Continue reading

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