Insanity
Is doing the same wrong thing
Over and over again

This is how you know
You are
Insanity



Walk into the trap
Like the gap in the floor
Has never meant
A single prayer
Sent out towards
The monotheistic ear

Each time I think
The peak is near
Each time the cliff
Gives way
And it is just a video game

How many lives do I have?

Instinct is a shoelace
Either tied, knotted, laced, or straight
My feet are in step
And I fall in step
Knowing
Where to
Fall for
Maximum impact

Traverse an unweeded path
Hoping for Kerouac
But wiping with poison oak
That creeps up with tentacles
That wrap around your testicles
And call them to order

Once I pop this pill
I forget about the crash
And once I enter here
I suppose I’ve fully come

art scene in istanbul

IstanbulThe reputation of Istanbul’s contemporary art scene has been steadily growing in recent years, with the Web site ArtKnowledgeNews.com recently calling it “one of the most innovative in the world.” That reputation is bound to be burnished even more this year, now that Istanbul has been named the 2010 European Capital of Culture (a designation it shares with Essen, Germany, and Pecs, Hungary).
There will be a series of events, gallery shows and stage performances throughout the city to mark the occasion. (A complete list of events can be found at en.istanbul2010.org/index.htm.)
But one of the best ways to get a crash course in what Istanbul’s leading artists are up to right now is to spend some time wandering around the Misir Apartments (311/4 Istiklal Cadessi), right on the busy pedestrian thoroughfare that cuts through the trendy Beygolu neighborhood. Inside this elegant, early-20th-century building are some of the city’s most cutting-edge art venues, like Galerist (www.galerist.com.tr) and Gallerie Nev (www.galerinevistanbul.com)
Afterward, head to the rooftop terrace and have a drink at 360 Istanbul, a stylish bar and restaurant that offers stunning views of the city’s skyline (360istanbul.com). — Stuart Emmrich
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/travel/10places.html?pagewanted=2&em

one definition of type

A small block of metal or wood bearing a raised letter or character on the upper end that leaves a printed impression when inked and pressed on paper.

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georgian street art part 2

tbilisi street art 1

art on the streets

for the street

Old
Being the hanging clouds
Breaking up light
Redistributing it across me
In shards
Pinching my skin and lifting it
In twenty different
Tangible
Directions

New
Being the lift off
And farewell to the ground
But also the
Come down
And greeting to the ground
Who teaches me
How to stand all over again