Thursday

Barcelona Zoo

This little Champion Chimp loved the crowd tease.

HairNets

In Barcelona we took the SkyRail across the city and Below were these glorious fishing nets that looked like lumps of hair, xxx L

Saturday

Bosphorus boat trip Panoramic !


Today we took a two hour boat trip on Istanbul's Bosphorus to Buyukada Island. Although long and the people at times harrowing, Istanbul really is really europe's most bussling metropolis. At a friend's Turkish wedding one man put it "they come like Hollywood " . I have been reading The Kite Runner for the last few days and it makes a lot of sense of this place.

Xx l

Tuesday

Free Double Pass to Underground Cinema For Lurid's Fav Fan!! ..XX

Hi Beautiful Peeps,

The awesome crew at Underground Cinema have given The Lurid Republic a double pass for their show this Sunday! The last event was epic, with live actors, an inspiring venue and like minded peeps who are closed Kinky Dress Up'ers this is one you DO NOT want to miss!

All you need to do is comment on this post with your favourite Japanese anything!
Food, Anime, Fashion, you name it! Add photo's for extra points!

Love Lots Little Republicans, xx L

check the link below for deets on the gig!

http://www.undergroundcinema.com.au/next-event

Tuesday

A Century of Self Part two



Hi kids,

Sorry its been so long, ive been working overtime to save for Lurid's Overseas adventures in June and ive left you all alone like a lost puppy.

Will you ever forgive me? To tempt me back into your heart accept this gift...
(lots) more posts to come this week! xxxxx
xx L

Monday

Monday night footy



clearly from the cheap seats xx

Carbon not so Neutral

Anthony Lister



Futura Image as Streetart Bourke Lane, CIty, Image taken by Futura's son..



Acclaim's latest cover, Host of the event Carbon Festival.




And the man himself...





On Sunday I skipped merrily along to Carbon at Fed Square, hosted by Acclaim Mag it sure was an all round blast. Having been
to Agideas I have to say Carbon sure is a Fledgeling, but for its first year it was great. ITs also a good alternative to spending $300 and up on a conference ticket (which is where AGideas starts) with tickets starting more around the $120 a day price.

Lenny or "Futura" the famed 70's NYC street artist was the Keynote, and he brought a lot to the table, both verbally and conceptually, definitely not physically. being one of the oldest there he gave sound advice about hammering on through and "just getting of your ass and working hard".

I like the fact that Anthony Lister just straight did what he wanted (fortunate enough for those of us who can sell our art for 10k a piece) but he had valid points about being true to yourself and how collaboration can help you if you let it.

My third and Final favourite was Noah Callahan Bever from Complex magazine. Noah is definitely an intelligent business driven creative and self confessed numbers addict but he threw so much light on running a website that it made this blog seem like a veritable speck. His ideas tied well with the others in Forum D and the motivation they gave to never just start something but to always begin with your best work was a real milestone for me.

All in all i would definitely go next year, i could give them a few tips but hey, who am I to be dishing.

yours truly, the speck xx L

Sunday

A century of Self, Part 1

A fascinating documentary about advertising and mass media. Linking Mass produced goods with unconscious desire. If you havent already seen this then you need to sit down, and give 4 hours of your life to it. You will not regret it. Lurid xx

see : google docs : search "a century of self "

Thursday

Forgetting To Sleep -- Nick Hall



c3 contemporary art space
The Abbotsford Convent
1 St Heliers St. Abbotsford VIC 3067 Australia

“ Eco Paralysis: The sense that our problems are insurmountable. Most of us know that changing our light bulbs isn’t adequate to address the scale of what is taking place and this manifests itself as apathy, complacency and disengagement”
(Adbusters Magazine, 2010)

The works in this exhibition attempt to explore the concept of apathy and inaction being manifestations of guilt and anxiety experienced in response to knowledge of environmental issues.

Suckerpunch