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The King (1946-1991)

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I’m so done with this planet

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Joseph Beuys,

Autoportrait, Farboffset auf weißem Papier,

Blattmaß 18 cm x 13,6 cm, Druckmaß 9 cm x 8 cm

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I like America and America likes me, Joseph Beuys 1974

"I wanted to isolate myself, insulate myself, see nothing of America other than the coyote."

Beuys was a German avante-garde performance and avant garde artist, whose work forced viewers to question museums and view them naked and stripped. His work transformed museums from untouchable monuments to spaces of cultural experience - while also parodying and making political statements.

In I like America and America likes me, Beuys spent 5 days in a room without food or water living with an untamed coyote. The only other items in the room were a wool blanket, in which he swathed himself, and shredded articles from the Wall Street Journal. Beuys’ hope was that the coyote would use the WSJ shreds as a nest, but never explained his intended metaphor. One can only guess.

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A Guide to Terminology as used by Western Males of the Species

Prude - a woman who won’t fuck you

Dyke - a woman who won’t fuck you because you have a penis

Slut - a woman who fucks other people and not you

Tease - a woman who won’t fuck you even though she smiled at you

Feminist - a woman who won’t fuck you because she has, like, thoughts and stuff

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Oh yeah. Bottom two and first left. #straightvintage

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“We became ­lovers forever, eternally. Big words, I know, but I truly felt that no matter what happened we would always be in love.”

—Ava Gardner

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“Our phone bills were astronomical, and when I found the letters Frank wrote me the other day, the total could fill a suitcase. Every single day during our relationship, no matter where in the world I was, I’d get a telegram from Frank saying he loved me and missed me. He was a man who was deseperate for companionship and love. Can you wonder that he always had mine!” 

Ava Gardner: My Story

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Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner.

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Ava Gardner and Robert Taylor in “Knights of the Round Table” (1953)

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If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery—isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And, you’ll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you’re going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It’s the only good fight there is.

Charles Bukowski, (via kushandwizdom)

More good vibes here

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