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horror stories: cages of folles

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Dave

It reads like something out of Madness and Civilization by Michel Foucault. The traditional narrative history witnessed the nineteenth century medical treatment of what was considered madness or insanity as a kind of enlightened liberation of the mad from the … Continue reading →

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tunnel vision: in like flynn

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Dave

There are lots of days when the earth stands still. Motionless. Inert. Lifeless. Of course, its not for pleasure, or sport, or enjoyment; it has a revelatory characteristic, inextricably linked to the divine. It is holy and in the service … Continue reading →

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freaks : gabba gabba mantra

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) tod browning’s bizarre masterpiece, “freaks”, also seems to introduce an interesting tweak in movie title typography. i imagine there are earlier examples, but this is the earliest i’ve found of a sort of ‘interactive’ typographic … Continue reading →

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manic pixie dream vampire

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) this is a sort of ‘update’ to the essay i wrote a while back about the history of the ‘vampire chick’ in popular culture. (if you go into my photo files and click on the … Continue reading →

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the vampires… desires of the dark promise

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Art

the vampires… by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): Vampire chicks! we love ‘em to death! the vampire chick is one of those ubiquitous and constantly present iconographic images in our culture. there’s even an enormous amount of pornography exclusively dedicated to vampire … Continue reading →

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jack dracula

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Art

A look at Jack Dracula.The poetry of a name… Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com ) For some reason, I’ve been totally thinking about Jack Dracula as of late. I know he’s a famous “tattooed” man and that Diane Arbus took an … Continue reading →

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spooked: after midnight

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Dave

getting spooky. And it all began with Helena Blavatsky and her spiritualist movement, then assumed a distinct identity within popular American culture… Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): What do the Cramps, Gwar, Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson, Blackstone the Magician, David Copperfield, penn … Continue reading →