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A Running Record of Findings from the Internet / August 12, 2026

After the Post-Avant-Garde

Sean Tatol traces how the internet dismantled the subcultural scenes that once sustained avant-garde art criticism, and argues artists are better served drawing on the full historical archive than chasing novelty for its own sake.

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By Sean Tatol · The Point Magazine

Lutz Bacher, Angry Bird, 2016. Printed polyester, helium balloon, 110 × 80 × 1 cm. Courtesy of the Estate of Lutz Bacher and Galerie Buchholz
Lutz Bacher, Angry Bird, 2016. Printed polyester, helium balloon, 110 × 80 × 1 cm. Courtesy of the Estate of Lutz Bacher and Galerie Buchholz
Design

  1. They Turned a 1930s Cinque Terre Villa Into a Sunny, Streamlined Surf Shack

    Dwell·Aug 11

  2. A Vancouver Addition Blurs the Line Between House and Garden

    A Vancouver Addition Blurs the Line Between House and Garden

    Design Milk·Aug 11

  3. Industrial Designer Gudmundur Ludvik Re-Thinks the Folding Chair

    Core77·Aug 11

  4. Furniture Made From Wood Scraps You'd Actually Pay For

    Yanko Design·Aug 12

Arts & Culture
  1. Discipline and Routine: A Conversation with Augustas Serapinas

    Discipline and Routine: A Conversation with Augustas Serapinas

    Sculpture Magazine·Aug 12

  2. The Sound of Broken Eggshells: Luzie Meyer

    Flash Art·Jul 30

  3. Did Duchamp Give Up on Art, or Did Art Give Up on Duchamp?

    Cultbytes·Jul 30

  4. Marques Hanalei Marzan Puts His Spin on Hermès petit h in Hawaii

    Whitewall·Aug 11

Sound

  1. Album Review: Overmono – Pure Devotion

    Beats Per Minute·Aug 7

  2. Helen – Dead Shark II

    Gorilla vs Bear·Aug 4

  3. Kyle Watson: "A Track Is Never Finished – You Just Have to Know When to Stop"

    Attack Magazine·Jul 7

  4. Track Premiere: Encasement – "Exodus"

    Track Premiere: Encasement – "Exodus"

    Decibel Magazine·Aug 12

Collecting

  1. A Closer Look: Credor Goldfeather Porcelain Dial

    Revolution·Aug 12

  2. Barrington Watch Winders Provide Stylish Storage That Keeps Your Watches Wound and Ready

    Time+Tide Watches·Aug 11

  3. The GBA at 25: Celebrating Nintendo's Pixel Powerhouse

    The GBA at 25: Celebrating Nintendo's Pixel Powerhouse

    Bitmap Books·Aug 3

  4. A Mego Buck Rogers Toy Fair Photo from Australia, 1980

    Plaid Stallions·Aug 2

Document
  1. Newly Discovered Standing Stones in France Shed Light on the Ancient Megalith Builders

    Newly Discovered Standing Stones in France Shed Light on the Ancient Megalith Builders

    The Art Newspaper·Aug 12

  2. 17 NYC Businesses That Feel Like Old New York

    6sqft·Aug 5

  3. How Civilisations Fall, According to Gibbon

    Engelsberg Ideas·Jul 22

  4. The Surprising, Tangled Origins of the Kippa

    Jewish Review of Books·Summer 2026

Film

  1. Richies & Rebels: On Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Pretty in Pink at 40

    Talkhouse Film·Aug 12

  2. Chester Higgins on Photographing Black Life Across the Diaspora

    Chester Higgins on Photographing Black Life Across the Diaspora

    Feature Shoot·May 20

  3. Lemons and Lemonade: A Review of the Pentax PC35AF

    Casual Photophile·Jan 30

  4. Miniature Wildlife Portraits, Built From the Plastic That Threatens Them

    My Modern Met (Art)·Aug 11

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