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“Ocean Bird (Washup)” (1974) by Ana Mendieta ∿ Earth-body silhouettes carved in sand and flowers

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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (Lou Adler, 1982)

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Do you know why Novelty or Memetic Architecture is sometimes called Duck Architecture?

It’s because of this duck in New York.

Long Island’s Big Duck was built in 1931 by a duck farmer who sold ducks, eggs and milk. While the Duck’s owner and location changed multiple times, it continued to operate as a shop until the 1980s and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Duck Architecture became a term used to describe buildings that are “sculptural in form and explicitly represent their function through their shape and construction.” So because the duck shaped building sold ducks, it’s duck architecture. If a teapot shaped building sold tea, it’s duck architecture. If a whale shaped building sold whales, it’s duck architecture. Get it?

Today, the Big Duck is no longer privately owned and remains a popular tourist attraction. The county maintains the interior while the town maintains the exterior.

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university of iowa late 60s-70s

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Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) by Will Burrard-Lucas

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Madonna and Child (cp_08) // Chrome Period Drawings // ( Deluxe Paint IV // 2022 )

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Lacquered and gilt cyprus wood figurine of Amida Buddha, Japan, 13th century

from The Dayton Institute of Art

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ツツジの森に霧流れる

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the sims 2 ads (2004)

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♱ MISCELLANEOUS WHIMSIGOTH PNGS ♱

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Nam June Paik - TV Garden, 1974

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Wendy Parkinson and ostriches, South Africa, 1951 - by Norman Parkinson (1913 - 1990), English

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Kate Bush having a cigarette on the set of her Experiment IV music video (1986)