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Arnoud Holleman
Amsterdam, Sunday August 19, 2018
Framed double portrait made by Hester Schofield and her mother. Charcoal on paper, dating from early 1980's. Text, photography and printed matter dating from 2005. See images below.
I got to know Hester when she volunteered to be both model and subject matter for Re-Magazine. During one of our meetings she showed me her childhood drawings and this particular drawing initiated the following story:
I found a drawing I did of my mother. It was in an old sketchbook and its not signed or dated. I know it was the summer before going to art college, but I dont remember exactly why I drew her. I was quite happy drawing rocks, plants, and trees thats what I was preoccupied with. I was drawing outside and when it got too dark to see anything I went inside. Then I must have decided to draw her because she was sitting there. We lived in a very old house in the middle of the countryside, with low ceilings and beams. It was dark when I came in and my mum was sitting in a chair next to a lamp, reading a book. Shes an incredible reader and I know that when she reads shes totally absorbed, so I didnt feel the need to ask her to pose. I just drew her very quickly. Its more of a sketch, really. Not more than five minutes.
In the drawing, she has her head down because she was reading. Shes spent most of her life reading, its her way out of her depression. I remember being quite conscious of drawing her double chin, since she hates it. My mother hates the fact that shes losing her jawbone. I thought, No, Ive got to scrub it out. So I drew a shadow there. But these dark areas, the chin and the bags, emphasize her depression more than they show her reading a book. I felt uncertain about my skills. I had a fear of doing portraits, because thats what my mother loved to do. She was very into figure and life drawing. And she has never been very complimentary about my drawings. She used to go on about them with her very clean aesthetic eye. I remember going to my first life-drawing class and bringing home the drawings and being really proud of them. My mum flipped through them and said, Well, you need to improve. That really cut. She looked at them like an art critic would look at a famous painting.
Theres a love for art in both of us. But we were in a double bind about me going to art college. She went to art college herself, but dropped out. On the one hand, she was always encouraging me to develop my talents and, on the other, she was afraid I would become better than she was, or would fail like she had failed. So, when I showed her the result that evening, she didnt approve and even seemed offended. What happened next was that she took the sketchbook and drew a picture of me, on the same page. She could have drawn me on the other page, but she didnt. She just turned the board around and drew me there. She didnt say much, she started drawing right away. When she had finished, she presented it to me and I liked it as little as she liked mine. At that age the barriers were up. It was so depressing at home, I couldnt wait to leave and I think she was quite happy to see me go. We were both worn out and, being a teenager, my reaction must have been something like Oh, whatever! I was disappointed. Even now I find it remarkable how I do not resemble the drawing my mum did of me. Where I was playing around with gestures and sensitive strokes, she drew me very graphically. Plus her technique of shading is very academic of her time. Its mechanical the way she reduces the persons head to the shape of a potato and ignores the expression. I think the only personal bit she drew was my upper lip, but I think it looks more like theres a stain on the lip.
If I let the two drawings speak, my mother is wrapped up in her interior world. Although my touch of the pencil is rather light, it still gives a heavy and moody impression. If you dont know that shes reading, its a perfect image of her being depressed. Her eyes are looking down. Shes not engaging, while Im asking her to engage with me by staring at her. When I look at the drawings now I see the impossibility of one reaching the other, or dealing with the other. I was asking her for approval, and she gave back to me what she thought was appropriate. She was totally absorbed in her book, so she may have been gracious enough to come back from that world and look at my drawing and do one herself, but she wasnt going to put much effort in it, because she wanted to go back to her book.
Years later, when I had my degree show, I remember being cruel to my mother. It was quite horrible really and mean. I really wanted her to come up and see my work, and knowing that it was very difficult for her to travel, I still made a big fuss about her coming up to Newcastle. I wanted to show her what I had done, and to show off as well. She drove to Newcastle, which took her almost twelve hours, because she got lost a lot and she cant read maps. When she arrived she was exhausted, she went straight to bed and stayed there for three days. When she finally appeared at the show, on the very last day, I didnt have much time to engage with her. She walked around my work, mostly sculpture, and said, I dont understand it. She said my work disturbed her. And I told her, Well, theyre all about you. The sculptures seemed very resonant of her they had this weak vulnerability on the surface but underneath were sharp and full of daggers. At that moment I felt I had overtaken her. Before I went to college, I had all these preconceived ideas about art based on what she taught me and on the books in her house, which were all very traditional. The work I presented at my degree show was conceptual work that she didnt have a language to describe or analyse, so she was lost. That was my moment of triumph.
Art has been a language for the two of us to communicate, or discommunicate, depending on how you look at it. But at least it is a shared language. Obviously I know whos who in the portraits we drew of one another that night, but my drawing of her turned out to be a self-portrait foreshadowing my own depression. I do look like my mother. Shes taller than I am, but we have the same physical type. Our faces are very similar, same colouring, same colour eyes, same colour hair. Our laughter is almost identical. We even share gestures and body language. And we both lack self-confidence. We both shut ourselves out from the world.
I remember being very young, four or five, and being frustrated not being able to draw a rabbit. I remember going to my mum in tears, saying, I cant draw, I cant draw. She said, You have to do it every day. You have to practice. Which I did from then on, every day. It was part of growing up. It was something I did with an almost Victorian mentality. And my mum did so too. And her grandmother drew and her mother drew as well. In my grandmothers and great-grandmothers homes there were these beautifully crafted sketches of plants, still lifes, and watercolors. In our family, drawing is sort of like thats what girls do like embroidery. You pass things on, from mother to daughter: life, art, depression.
Another Erased Drawing
Drawing / Tekening. Mei / May 2018. Potlood, pastelkrijt en gum / Pencil, soft pastel and eraser. 83 x 57 cm. Referenties / references: Willem de Kooning / Robert Rauschenberg. Gesigneerd / Signed op de achterkant / on the back.Te koop / For Sale. Prijs op aanvraag / Price on request.
Drawing / Tekening. April / April 2018. Potlood, pastelkrijt en gum / Pencil, soft pastel and eraser. Maat ong. / Size app. 83 x 57 cm. Gesigneerd / Signed op de achterkant / on the back.Te koop / For Sale. Prijs op aanvraag / Price on request.
From large-scale interventions to very simple gestures, Melanchotopia supports a range of artistic practices that go beyond the classical approach to displaying art in public space. Working with the existing dynamics of the city, Witte de Withs intention is to bring forward the diverse layers of daily life in Rotterdam, creating a rich framework for subjective encounters. It is an exhibition about the reality of Rotterdam.
Niet-weten als norm
Als Zijlstra praat, dan hoor je de positieve, neoliberale peptalk van Rutte, maar ook de anti-elitaire en antiglobalistische onderbuikpraat van Wilders. Het roer moet niet alleen om, maar de bestaande structuur moet als doel op zich schade worden toegebracht. Met andere woorden, schepping en destructie gaan hand in hand en uit de mond van Zijlstra klinkt dat allemaal verbluffend unisono.
'De Sprookjes van A.E.J. 't Mannetje' van Arjan Ederveen, met tekeningen van Arnoud Holleman, werd in opdracht van Uitgeverij De Harmonie te Amsterdam gedrukt door Drukkerij Hooiberg te Epe. Het bindwerk werd verzorgd door boekbinderij EMBE te Meppel. Grafische vormgeving: Anne Lammers, Amsterdam. ISBN 9061695872. Eerste druk oktober 1999. De Sprookjes werden door de VPRO-tv uitgezonden in het seizoen 1998-1999.
Een voorspoedig 2133!
Wie zich verdiept in de geschiedenis van tijdcapsules vindt genoeg redenen om er geen te maken. De meesten verdwijnen, omdat ze vergaan of omdat ze worden vergeten. Toch zijn we bezig om er een in Rotterdam samen te stellen. Want ook al zijn we tegenwoordig geneigd om alleen met ironische distantie naar tijdcapsules te kijken, ze bieden nog steeds mogelijkheden. Niet zozeer voor onze nazaten, maar voor onszelf.
Provisional Space
ROMA Publications presents: Provisional Space - Nickel van Duijvenboden, Kees Goudzwaard, Arnoud Holleman, Rob Johannesma, Irene Kopelman, Jan Kempenaers, Mark Manders, Batia Suter, and Roger Willems. Curated by Mark Manders and Roger Willems. February 11 - April 7, 2012. Opening reception, Saturday, February 11th, from 6pm to 10pm, with a talk by Arnoud Holleman at 8pm. Castillo/Corrales, 80 rue Julien Lacroix, 75020 Paris.
In memoriam Krijn Giezen
De niche die hij voor zichzelf creëerde getuigt van een haat/liefde verhouding tot de kunst en dat zie je terug in het werk. Kunst geeft vrijheid, maar ze is ook overgecodeerd. Via een omweg sluit ze de geest evenzogoed weer op, in regels die even kafkaësk en beperkend kunnen zijn als de verregaande arboficatie van de firma Nederland, waar hij als landschapskunstenaar voortdurend mee te maken had.
De Burgers van Seoul
Een betere verbeelding van hoe kunst aan macht en geld gelieerd is en gecorrumpeerd kan raken heb ik niet eerder zo gezien. Met de glaswand die me van hen scheidt hebben de Burgers van Calais een nieuwe huid gekregen. Het heeft weinig meer te maken met de gevoelige expressie in de beeldtaal van Rodin, of met de innovatieve kracht waarmee hij de beeldhouwkunst in de moderniteit heeft binnengehaald.
Valéry Proust Museum
Curator Camiel van Winkel has taken German philosopher Th.W. Adorno's 1953 essay "Valéry Proust Museum" as the point of departure. The exhibition is not a regular group show, but an environment composed of selected works by a range of artists from different periods. Avoiding art historical and thematic selection criteria, the exhibition is based on the idea of the inevitable disappearance of the work of art in the empty spaces of the museum.
In Memory Of Things To Come
De geschiedenis van de Wilhelminasteen begint op 30 mei 1891 als de dan 10-jarige Koningin Wilhelmina en Koningin-moeder Emma een bezoek brengen aan Rotterdam. Om de gebeurtenis luister bij te zetten varen er honderden bootjes op de Maas en brengen 3000 schoolkinderen een aubade. De kersverse kleine Koningin zal haar naam verlenen aan de Wilhelminakade en de handeling die daarbij hoort is een steenlegging.
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Herman Heijermans
Ive always thought of photography as something very magical and it is my belief that this is based on a genuine experience: in my early childhood there must have been no sharp distinction between a real thing and its image. In the same way that kids see themselves as inseparable from their mother until the age of three, I thought that object and image were simply two different manifestations of the same energy.
Since 2008 there has been a lively dialogue in the museum between old masters and present-day artists. Arnoud Holleman (Haarlem, 1964) is taking this a step further. He made a film in the Schutterszaal in which �watching� is key. Frans Hals�s world-famous civic guard works and a selection of sculptures by Mari Andriessen, Han Wezelaar, Charlotte van Pallandt and others create the background for a cast of eighteen actors.
Radio Balzac
De Balzac van Auguste Rodin staat vanaf 1 februari in Het Oog in het van Abbemuseum, als special guest in een installatie van Arnoud Holleman. In deze tijdelijke opstelling draait het beeld langzaam rond. Bezoekers kunnen het beeld van alle kanten bekijken en de 19e eeuwse schrijver kijkt ondertussen rond, naar onze tijd. Via een online radiozender Radio Balzac worden meningen, discussies en andere inzichten over het beeld verzameld en uitgezonden.
Roosegaarde en Rodin
Zoon van de romantiek. Vader van het modernisme. Grootvader van het postmodernisme. Overgrootvader van de beeldvorming. De mythe van Rodin is er sterk genoeg voor. Hoe het Roosegaarde zal vergaan hangt na College Tour vooral van hemzelf af. Roosegaarde maakt zich in heleboel opzichten los van de kunst, maar aan een ding blijft hij vasthouden: een persoonsgebonden kunstenaarschap. Dat wringt.
Wat weten we nu waar we in 2013 nog geen weet van hadden? In 2014 werd de MH17 uit de lucht geschoten ... werd Rotterdam Centraal Station heropend. In 2015 werd het klimaatakkoord in Parijs ondertekend ... kwam de grote vluchtelingenstroom op gang ... dachten we dat Hillary de eerste vrouwelijke president zou worden. In 2016 stierf David Bowie ... kwam Trump aan de macht. In 2017 werd Feyenoord kampioen! ... ging #MeToo viral.
The Trouble With Value
What practices bring us closer to understanding the potential of art to represent different notions of value in the contemporary? How can we counter the certain apathy of the contemporary to engage with positions that resist this mood and present us with challenging perspectives on value? The project attempts to locate artistic and institutional practices that offer viewpoints beyond the strategy of blending-in and conforming to the rules.
Monsieur Holleman is certainly not Andy Warhol
Beeldconsumptie. Beeldproductie. Beelddistributie. In de afgelopen decennia zijn deze drie steeds meer met elkaar verweven geraakt. Overtreedt de hergebruikende kunstenaar de wet? Want wie is de eigenaar van beelden? De film Museum, te zien in het Frans Halsmuseum in Haarlem, biedt inzicht. Tekst en beeld Arnoud Holleman, Groene Amsterdammer 25 februari 2015 - verschenen in nr. 9
Het genie werkt - nog steeds
Musee Rodin heeft haar gespletenheid tegenwoordig goed in de hand. Iedereen die er werkt is in zekere zin nog steeds in dienst van Rodin, maar er is ook voortschrijdend inzicht, gebaseerd op wat je 'museale introspectie' kunt noemen. Bij de recente, grondige herinrichting van het museum is genialiteit als oude valkuil zo veel mogelijk vermeden. In plaats daarvan wordt werkelijkheidsbesef betracht, vanuit het besef dat elk eigen gelijk slechts tijdelijk is, in afwachting van (weer) een nieuwe Rodin.
Rendez Vous met Frans Hals
Ter ere van de opening van het vernieuwde Frans Hals Museum staat in de locaties Hof en Hal de ontmoeting tussen originele en fictieve schilderijen van Frans Hals en interpretaties van kunstkenners en kunstenaars centraal. Door de hele tentoonstelling weerklinkt een koor van verschillende stemmen: schilders en fotografen, conservatoren en kunsthistorici reageren op eigenzinnige en subjectieve manieren op de schilderijen van de Haarlemse virtuoos.
In elk kunstenaarschap wemelt het van de gemeenplaatsen. Repeterende anekdotes, topoi, die iedere kunstenaarsbiografie hetzelfde skelet geven: hij of zij, altijd alleen; echt talent ontrekt zich aan scholing; duizenden geroepen, slechts een handvol uitverkoren. Veel of weinig talent, allemaal stellen zij hun leven in dienst van iets dat het leven wil ontstijgen. Kunst gaat voor kroost, reikt voorbij de dood.
Polaroid photo of the former Polaroid factory in Enschede. I photographed the logo in 2001 as research for 'Wij', an exhibition at Kunstvereniging Diepenheim investigating the cultural identity of the Twente region. The factory closed in 2008 and the text sign has been removed in 2009. Polaroid is an edition of 20, still for sale on frenhofer.nl.
Discharged From State Collection
Drawing + polaroid / Tekening + polaroid. April / April 2018. Potlood, pastelkrijt en gum / Pencil, soft pastel and eraser. Maat / Size 83 x 57 cm. Referentie: / reference: opheffing / abolition of BKR. Gesigneerd / Signed op de achterkant / on the back.Te koop / For Sale. Prijs op aanvraag / Price on request. firstname.lastname@example.com
Temporary Stedelijk 2
The Stedelijk Museum proudly announces the gift of 63 artworks from Dutch collector Maurice van Valen. Beginning May 10, 2011, a selection of works will be presented at the Stedelijk Museum during Temporary Stedelijk 2, as part of the ground floor installation. The Van Valen gift is notable for how it complements and builds upon the representation of several artists in the collection of the Stedelijk Museum.
Passie en Ruimte
Geer was in deze klimaatverandering een ideale docent om je tegen af te zetten. Hij was onverzettelijk, op het romantische af. Kwam het lokaal binnen, ging staan als de Balzac van Rodin en poneerde dan iets waarvan vooral de stelligheid me bijbleef. Zijn stijlopvattingen werden niet de mijne, maar het was glashelder waar hij voor stond. Ik studeerde af. Geer bleef als klassiek docent verbonden aan de KABK-nieuwe stijl.
For the last couple of years in a row, artists had been invited who felt at home in a big show environment. This had thrown up a number of lively and playful installations, but this year the budding tradition was in jeopardy: for a variety of reasons there was next to no money for art projects. The only kitty in the budget that might be called upon had been set aside for the printing of the half a million paper napkins that were to be used during the festival.
Broken Thinker
De Denker van Auguste Rodin is een iconisch misverstand. Sinds het ontstaan in 1881 wordt er een beroep gedaan op het denkvermogen van het beeld, terwijl het slechts de pose van het denken uitdrukt. Welbeschouwd is de Denker een lege vorm waar iedereen op mag projecteren. Dat heeft geleid tot een waaier van idee�n - en clich�s - over de mens die nadenkt over zijn bestaan. Samenwerking met Gert Jan Kocken.
Me and Jan Hoving
Inventarisnummer BK53086 - BK53115. Serie van 30 potloodtekeningen. Begin 1 juni 1976, einde 30 juni 1976. Kunstenaar: Jan Hoving. Titel: Zonder titel. Beschrijving: Vierkant met potloodarcering, met begin- en eindtijdnotering. Materiaal: potlood, papier. Hoogte: 54,8. Breedte: 54,8. Staat: redelijk. Organisatie: Instituut Collectie Nederland. Rubriek: Beeldende kunst. Dit werk wordt afgestoten door Instituut Collectie Nederland.
8th Gwangju Biennale
As an artist and writer, Arnoud Hollemans extraordinarily diverse output is connected by a strong thematic concern with the life and significance of images. Often this concern is manifested through acts of appropriation that transform an images meaning through a shift in context, or a removal of contextual elements. This concern with the lives of images has also led him to create works that explore the historical prohibitions on image making.
Rodin research
From 2005 onwards, I have been focusing on Rodin as a research topic. The main question that I ask myself is in what way Rodin consciously helped shaping the mythical proportions of his own artistic persona. By studying his life and works and by studying the timeframe of the second half of the nineteenth century in which his work came to existence I seek to create a context of paralel references as a source of inspiration for nowadays artistic practice.
What happens is that the grit under your feet mixes with the noise in your head. And in the monotony of the constant succession of footsteps, residual thoughts escape like intestinal slugs. Initially this is unpleasant. The physical exertion is a booster, the cadence of your breathing and your footsteps become the haunted baseline under the story of your life, as you recount it to yourself at that moment.
Media Suicide
De 38-jarige Karst T. uit Huissen reed even voor het middaguur in op toeschouwers in een bewuste actie de koninklijke familie te raken. De man raakte zelf ernstig gewond en verkeerde gisteravond in levensgevaar. De man ontweek op de Jachtlaan in Apeldoorn twee afzettingen en reed met zijn zwarte Suzuki Swift in op de menigte. De koninklijke familie zag vanaf een paar meter afstand hoe de man tegen monument De Naald botste.
Questioning History
In visual art and photography there has been growing interest in history over the past few years - and in reflection on the past in particular. This interest relates to historiography, the oral tradition, historical consciousness and collective memory. Visual artists who address these themes find themselves in a highly relevant social context. The exhibition encompasses a diversity of work by 19 distinguished artists.
Staring at the picture of the garden on the postcard I catch a glimpse of my mother in a version of her life that she never lived, one in which Nico had gotten in touch, after that evening out. Perhaps now shed have a different surname and be sitting by a different fire drinking wine with a different child. In a moment that feels like an oedipal short circuit, I experience something impossible: that I never existed.
Immovably Centred
Everything just chucked away. Subsidy handed back. A total failure. Fine. Well done. Id like to know when youre not going to be a failure. If youre not. And whether Im going to witness it in this lifetime. So vain. So weak. So lacking in backbone. I have to keep the whole show on the road while you just sit upstairs crying at your desk, your tears staining what youre only going to scrunch up again any second and toss into the corner. On that laptop of yours.
Aaltje Kraak
In de Marslaan stond een rijtje van vijf jaren zestig-huizen te wachten op de sloop. De bouwnorm was in het centrum tot vierhoog verhoogd dus op die plek voldeden ze niet meer. De grote ramen, die de huizen ooit tot moderne doorzonwoningen hadden gemaakt waren nu dichtgetimmerd. Op het blanke hout van het underlayment stond over de volle lengte van het huizenblok met spuitbus geschreven: Weg met die zooi!
The Return of Religion and Other Myths
The Return of Religion and Other Myths is a large-scale multifaceted project, consisting of the exhibition The Art of Iconoclasm, a discourse program taking place in early 2009 titled On Post-Secularism, and the publication of a BAK Critical Reader on the subject in 2009. The project explores the popular assumption of the return of religion to the public sphere, contemporary politics, and the media in the West as a constitutive "myth."
On ne touche pas
One image is not the same as the other and there are also images that know their place: images that not only form a world in themselves but also refer to a more complex reality beyond themselves. And this is what I would like to focus on in this lecture, with the help of my film Museum, dating from 1998. For me, reflection on earlier works is not meant to dwell in the past. It is meant to stimulate preciseness and to develop internal coherence.
More of the same
Photo column in Amsterdam Weekly, focusing on similarities in the city environment. Based on the '700 centenboek' from 1975, in which Jos Houweling photographed objects throughout the city of Amsterdam in the same manner. The photo column appeared biweekly and was combined with the work of Hans Eijkelboom, whose series focus on similar human behavior or similar dress codes.
Over de filosofie van de verdunning
Als aanzet tot de verwezenlijking van hun ideaal ontmantelde Muller de hiërarchie in de verpleging. In deze anti-autoritaire omgeving stond voorop dat zwakzinnigen en begeleiders elkaar hielpen om zichzelf te zijn. Met zijn oprechte, onaangepaste gedrag kon de zwakzinnige zelfs als positief voorbeeld dienen voor de zelfactualisering waar ieder mens naar diende te streven.
For months after I first stood on that little bridge, I continued to circle around the windmills. Not only with my camera, but also with a microphone. When you look closer, the polder turns out to be an arena of conflicting interests. The cluttering of the landscape stands in opposition to climatological necessity; economic and ecological interests are locking horns for dominance; innovation oriented towards the future has to compete with the appreciation for history.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking, earth has disappeared. As we will not be able to crash, we will continue flying until we run out of fuel. Well so do something about it youve been wining about it for years. Well. Halfway. Everythings fine. Stay calm. Come on guys whats the big idea? You know, these days when somebody on the street says sorry its a junky. You see you dont get it. Youre just a character in someone elses plot.
Call me
Its either filthy thoughts or intellectual blah-blah, and nothing in between. Look closer. More closer. Look at me! You hear me?! If theres any reason for me to be ashamed, its you. The only reason Im standing in front of the town hall is because I happened to have been created by a world-famous sculptor: Rodin, the genius of deep emotions and existential gestures. Yeah right. The way Im standing here, Rodin is the only person whos never once laid a finger on me.
Just in Time!
Guest curator Kopsa asked the artists who submitted proposals for Just in Time to define what they regarded as necessary. Just in Time (JIT) is the name of an economic principle, based on producing the right component at the right place at the right moment, in order to prevent waste. Artists manage their time in the opposite manner. They deliberately choose indirection, and are open to mistakes and unexpected tangents.
The Second Commandment
The best way to make the difference between meaning and madness is by saying the things you have to say as precisely as possible, with every means available to you. In that respect, the recontextualisation of older work is one of the strategies that could be investigated in more depth. Sometimes it makes more sense to re-present old work than to simply produce for productions sake and prematurely declare the old as passé.
Re-Magazine's great virtue is its willingness to expose sentiments that seldom find public expression, most often relating to the apparently trivial experiences and memories that make up the larger part of existence. Alongside this editorial idiosyncrasy, it is beautifully designed and photographed, each issue adopting a form to suit its subject - Emily King, Frieze, October 2003.
Food Coma
De inhoud van FOOD COMA wordt twee keer opgediend: een keer als theater, de tweede keer als tijdschrift. Centraal in voorstelling en tijdschrift staat Marcel, een 44-jarige computerdeskundige uit Wavrin, een klein dorpje onder de rook van Lille. Marcel wil en kan het maar over één ding hebben: voedsel. In FOOD COMA heeft Marcel een "monologue intérieur", een manische opeenstapeling van feiten over voedsel die begint waar dieetgoeroe's, chefkoks, boulimie-patiënten, slowfoodactivisten, fruitariërs en andere lekkerbekken ophouden.
Re-Magazine #12 (Hester)
The door slammed behind us and we got locked out. We decided to deal with that later and first take the furniture down to the car. So we got into the lift with the filing cabinet and then the lift stuck. There was hardly anyone in this building, I was maybe one of only five people that had moved in. We were stuck in the lift for three hours and every time we heard a noise wed bang on the door. Eventually somebody came past and realised we were stuck and went to get help. When we got out of the lift we found out the car had been clamped while wed been stuck, which meant a penalty of 120 pounds.
Re-Magazine #11 (Marcel)
I forced myself not to spit, but to swallow. The undissolved salt got stuck to the back of my throat and oesophagus. I ended up nearly choking. It was as if I had eaten a mouthful of sand. I then began to drink one glass of water after another, but the salty taste persisted. It was terrible and wonderful at the same time, and in some strange way physically exhausting. I had eaten about 30 grams of salt, only five times the recommended daily allowance. Committing suicide can be very easy: one kilo of salt is all it takes.
Re-Magazine #10 (Claudia)
At times, her intelligence left me speechless and her beauty left me breathless. Her overwhelming height of 1m98 and dazzling charisma makes Claudia a woman who is almost too big for this world. This is a story about Claudia's monumental size, breathtaking beauty, staggering intelligence, mind-blowing success and pure happiness. Claudia has it all and shes ready to share it with you.
I am flying
Event. Airplane with banner, 2003
Captured on 16 mm film, duration 32 seconds.
Camera: Sander Snoep
Me and Larry Clark
Holleman looped the legendary shot of one the protagonists relieving himself after a night of steady drinking, emptying a last can of beer while doing so. After a while the calm splashing becomes reminiscent of a Zen fountain rather than a toilet, forming the audio backdrop to the show. Holleman filmed this fragment with a video camera in a cinema, in an exploration of appropriation, as well as of the status of the original images. (Willem de Rooij in Frieze magazine)
Solipsistic Sky
He ejaculated on the paper, outlining the blobs with watercolour crayon. Once it had all dried, he made everything around these constellations black with pencil. The drawing then became a window looking out towards a cosmos-like world, full of nothingness. This blackening process was a monotonous task, which allowed him to withdraw happily into the right side of the brain, where timelessness rules.
My Dad Playing Piano
The closet in his study kept the usual mix of essential and trivial: drawings from high school, student paraphernalia and tons of paper work from his job as a teacher. In an old shoebox we found a microphone and some old music cassettes. When he had retired, eight years before his death, he had picked up playing the piano again. He had taken lessons again and had studied every day. Sometimes he would make a recording of the pieces that he played, as a reality check.
Re- Magazine #9 (John)
I still remember the moment perfectly, it was summer and I thought, Ill disappear in the autumn. And thats what I did. I hatched my plan in secret. What surprised me was that my decision didnt calm me down. I heard people who commit suicide live in great harmony with themselves and their surroundings during the period between deciding and carrying it out. For as long as I can remember Ive felt hustled, and that feeling only grew worse after my decision.
Family and friends
Seven drawings of penises in various forms and sizes. Black pencil on 9" x 11" sheets of paper. First published in Butt magazine # 4, summer 2002 and later in Butt book - adventures in 21st century gay subculture, 2006. Based on dating site profile pics, named 'Dieter', 'Bram', 'Henk', 'Andrew', 'Harry', 'Erik', 'Martin' and 'Edward'. The drawings are framed in individual frames and for sale as a group. Price on request.
Driving Miss Palmen
I understand why you want to be a writer. Its better to be mediocre and famous than just being mediocre. But the difference between you and me is that Im able to create a character of myself in a story I choose to live in. And you, Im sorry to say, are not. That makes me a writer and you just a character in someone elses plot. And as for my work: The big misunderstanding about my work is that critics keep comparing the fictious Connie Palmen with the real Connie Palmen, instead of comparing her to other great characters in litterature, like Madame Bovary, or Lolita...
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In this mediation between being and non-being we can do nothing else than continually behave as camera-genic as possible. See and be seen via the image has become a cultural and existential duty. This primacy of image and visibility however is no universal, natural condition: Islams interdict on images originally, according to the second commandment, also applied to Christendom.
Me and Madonna
When she comes past I click away hysterically. Not even with the intention of getting her picture but more because Im in the press enclosure and have to prove that Im a photographer or so. Im so busy with the camera and she goes by so fast that I hardly catch a glimpse of her. The print I have made is blurred. Also that night was the first time she showed up with a black hairdo instead of her usual blonde, so nobody recognized her on the photo.
Me and Paolo
Masked newspaper spread. Photo shows Italian soccer player Paolo de Canio, saluting his fans in nazi-style while celebrating the victory for SS Lazio over AS Roma in january 2005. Text at bottom centre: I just wanted to celebrate with my fans. A photographer using a camera that takes 500 frames a minute just caught this moment in the celebration and made it look as if I held my right hand in that position.
I = for Impasse (Re- #4)
I meet a lot of people, both friends and strangers, who are in the middle of their personal acts of expression, but when I hear them talking, and compare their intentions to the final result, I very often think that the process of making is better than the expression of the product itself. I wish I could blame this on their lack of talent, but when I look at the results of my own acts of expression, I get the same feeling that a documentary about the making of that particular act of expression would have been much more interesting.
Dus toen kreeg ik heel erg de wens, als mens maar ook als kunstenaar, om me te bevrijden van al die dingen... om werkelijk iets nieuws in te slaan. Maar dat gaat niet, want je kan het nieuwe niet bedenken op basis van al die ouwe zooi. Dus ik dacht, ik wil daar van af... en toen bleek dat soap ... bleek een deur te zijn naar... zeg maar dat je die ruimte in je hoofd weer werkelijk leeg zou kunnen maken en als een soort potentie zou kunnen gaan vullen... zelf.
Me and Bert
That summer I was into the differences and parallels between drawing and photography. I saw myself as a human camera and tried to copy photos as precisely as possible. I was intrigued by the fact that I had to work for hours or days or weeks on end and would still fail to come anywhere close to what the camera had seen in a split second. One night, after a long day of working with minute precision and concentration, I went out to a bar and ran into Bert.
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Ik kan tekenen door te beginnen. Al tekenend vond Clanice een waarheid waarin ze veilig was voor haar stiefvader en halfbroers. Ik besta. Clanice weet zich zoo te draaien dat zij zich het eerste laat naaien. Vrijwel meteen werd Clanice teruggeworpen in haar moeders schoot die het geschop in haar buik opvatte als boodschappen van een jongetje. We gaan naar Zandvoort. Clanice en haar zorgzame moeder maken gewoon lekker rustig een korte wandeling naar de kalme zee.
From the Corner of the Eye
For many artists, sexual orientation is just one of the many significant aspects in their work, but is an aspect which is often ignored in exhibitions and art criticism. From the Corner of the Eye offers an image of contemporary visual arts, seen from a "queer" perspective. In this exhibition, it is hoped that the homosexual gaze will sometimes be emphatically present and at other times will disappear into the background.
Museum (1998) is a re-mastered, projected version of a 1980s video by French gay porn director J. P. Cadinot. After Holleman cut out all the sex scenes, all that is left are young boys in hot pants and uniforms wandering aimlessly through a cheap film set of rooms in a nondescript museum. The eclectic art collection functions merely as a prop, but since there is no apparent action either, its not clear what the props are for.
Recto / Verso
Interview covergirl Lauren Hutton was photographed by Francesco Scavullo in 1973. She's wearing Galanos - from his exciting fall 1973 collection. Accessorized by Galanos, makeup by Way Bandy, hair by Rick Gilette. The photo was re-photographed by Anuschka Blommers and Niels Schumm in 2003, with model Uta Eichhorn posing as Re-Magazine covergirl Claudia. She's wearing a black dress by Hermès. Styling by Katja Rahlwes, makeup by Renata Mandic.
Wij / We
The definition of the word definition is: the description of the essence of something in one or two highly precise and succinctly formulated sentences. That is by no means easy, and we certainly dont pretend to be able to do so. Nevertheless, there are a lot of characteristics that we find interesting and that we come up against in wondering about what might be typical of the region known as Twente. But those things arent so much absolute as they are relative.
Life is a Dream Come True
In most of my dreams there are no images or storylines to assign to their nightmarish feeling. They are more about certain dynamics, of shrinking and growing, for example, or being crushed. My body caving in on itself. As a depressed person I live inside my head and theres always a sense that my body is deteriorating and weak. So feelings of weakness and lightheadedness come to me naturally. Theres a vacancy in me that is connected to my dreams.
Zoals een ander naar de slijter loopt om zich te bezatten, zo loop ik wel naar het venduehuis of de veiling of naar de antiquair om me visueel te bezatten. Zo zou je het eigenlijk best kunnen noemen ja. Je bezat je d'r an. Het heeft daarbij nog het voordeel dat dat bezatten langer duren kan dan die slok die je naar binnen werkt. Maar wat het verwerven van die dagelijks weerkerende pret betreft kan me dat dan wel eens zo ontzettend bezig houden dat ik er helemaal high van word.
Time Warp
A cinematic report on the processes of growth and change taking place on W.G. Witteveenplein in Rotterdam. Each film begins with the construction of the park in early 2003 and shows the various changes that have taken place so far. The films are supplemented four times a year with new material. This will result in five twelve-minute films in 2023. Collaborative project with Erwins Driessens & Maria Verstappen.
Verzameling Verzamelingen
De burgemeester had met de mooie stukken uit de collectie van de Van Sytzamastichting zijn kamer ingericht, maar de rest van het cultuurgoed voerde een verloren strijd tegen het dagelijks leven. Stenen beelden stonden zonder sokkel op de gang en werden gebruikt om de deuren open te houden. 18e-eeuwse miniatuurtjes hingen op een paar verloren spijkers naast een groepsfoto van de brandweer.
Serie van zes tekeningen, uit 1996, gebaseerd op QLB-meditaties die we (semi-serieus) deden bij theatergroep Mugmetdegoudentand. Met hulp van een pendel stel je vragen aan je inner child om een situatie in het heden beter te kunnen begrijpen. In een van de meditaties kwam ik in een vorig leven terecht waar ik als meisje Clanice heette. Nog te koop, stuur e-mail naar firstname.lastname@example.com
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Met een zweepje onder z'n oksels geklemd 'berijdt' een naakte man een op z'n kop staand paard. Terwijl hij met z'n anus over de paardenlul glijdt, perst een eveneens naakte vrouw zich met moeite in het poepgat van het rijdier. Om haar daad kracht bij te zetten, duwt ze met haar hand tegen een denkbeeldige muur - een muur die tevens de kadrering vormt van het op papier getekende seksspelletje. (Nathalie Faber - Het Parool 3-2-1998)
Me and Susan
Ive always thought of photography as something very magical and it is my belief that this is based on a genuine experience: in my early childhood there must have been no sharp distinction between a real thing and its image. In the same way that kids see themselves as inseparable from their mother until the age of three, I thought that object and image were simply two different manifestations of the same energy.
Recto / Verso
Double sided collage, 2009. Folded magazine spreads, originating from 1973 (Andy Warhol's Interview) and 2003 (Re-Magazine). The photo was re-photographed by Anuschka Blommers and Niels Schumm in 2003, with model Uta, posing as Re-Magazine covergirl Claudia. For sale, send e-mail to email@example.com
Auntie Truus and Auntie Mok
With utmost concentration I tried to capture the atmosphere in the photos as closely as possible, but again and again I would screw up somewhere halfway. Either the balance in shading wasnt right, or I couldnt get the expressions right on their faces. When I finally managed to give Auntie Truus the right expression, I reached the point where I had a physical sensation of being on that lawn on Texel again on that day in 1969, asking Auntie Truus and Auntie Mok to pose for me. At that very moment, reality as such was redefined as an object for exhibition.
Unframed drawing
In later years, after being trained as a visual artist, I got interested in the differences and parallels between drawing and photography. When I redrew a photograph of a young boy looking at a horizontal piece of paper, I re-experienced something of that primitive power of the image: the boy and I coincided and somewhere inbetween, reality as such was redefined as an object for exhibition. Photos from installation at Stedelijk Museum.
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February 27, 2014
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The major happenings at Purdue University during 2013 are highlighted in the 59th edition of the Purdue Year in Review video.
Titled "Moving Forward," the 12-minute program, produced by the Office of Marketing and Media, can be viewed on the Purdue YouTube channel at http://youtu.be/Pq8vB4O6kv0, or is available from the Purdue Undergraduate Library.
The video is sponsored by the Purdue Alumni Association and is shown to Purdue alumni clubs around the world.
The 2013 Year in Review was produced and directed by Ray Cubberley, senior broadcast producer in marketing and media, and is narrated by Tim Newton, director of external relations for Purdue's Krannert School of Management.
A DVD of the newsreel can be purchased from the Purdue Alumni Association for $20, which includes shipping. Direct purchase inquiries to Purdue Alumni Association, Dick and Sandy Dauch Alumni Center, Attn: Chad Johnson, 403 Wood St., West Lafayette, IN 47907-2007 (or call 765-494-2603).
Highlights in the 2013 Year in Review include: the start of Mitch Daniels' term as Purdue's 12th president; the announcement of Purdue Moves – 10 initiatives to broaden Purdue's global impact and enhance educational opportunities for students; commencement; Daniels speech in Indianapolis followed by a massive Purdue tailgate event around Monument Circle; a Purdue study to reduce football and soccer concussions; four dedications - the Herrick Lab for engineering research, the John Purdue statue, the new baseball stadium and a new space plane exhibit; grand prix; Boiler Gold Rush; Homecoming; overseas trips by Purdue Bands and Purdue Musical Organizations; the PMO Christmas Show; anniversary celebrations for the Department of Entomology, the horticulture show, the College of Veterinary Medicine, the School of Nursing, the fire department, and the College of Technology; alumni activities, including alumni weekend and the Purdue Alumni Student Experience; a Big Ten Tournament championship for women's basketball; a Big Ten title for women's golf; an elite eight appearance for Purdue volleyball; best-ever seasons for wrestling and women's tennis, and a NCAA title for a Purdue diver; the new 211 pep rally prior to home football games; and football coach Darrell Hazell talking to a group of alumni.Source: Ray Cubberley, 765-494-2075, email@example.com

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Housing ownership is coming back. It's been awhile.
At one point, the homeownership rate in the United States reached almost 70 percent, high even for America. Program after federal program joined forces with private lenders and Wall Street to encourage everyone in the country to own.
But then trouble began. The housing bubble, borrowers overextending themselves, the sloppy securitization of loans, "robosigning" schemes and other sketchy practices designed to defraud the most vulnerable in our society. Thankfully, most of it is behind us, after the crisis that hit in 2008. All that went up in a puff of smoke, and with a lot of personal pain and distress, as values collapsed, homes went unsold and abandoned and foreclosures mounted...more.


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Christmas cushions are an easy, inexpensive way to instantly inject some festive cheer to your home. The trend for decorating your home beyond simply dressing the tree is one that grows with every year – with Christmas themed cushions playing a major role. For a fun touch choose a knitted pudding design or a tapestry-style print featuring a car driving home for Christmas (try to buy without singing the song – we challenge you). Make a style statement in a modern home with a personalised black bauble cushion, or complement a country-style scheme with a traditional red design. For a more subtle approach, opt for Scandi-inspired designs in rich wool and felt fabrics, adorned with snowflakes and reindeer. Be inspired by our pick of charming cushions designs to give your home an instant Christmas makeover.
Robin Light Up Christmas Cushion
This design has bags full of Christmas feel-good factor. It looks great and it lights up, what more could you want from a quirky seasonal cushion?
More than just a delight to look at, the adorable Robin features 3D detailing on the pom pom hat and flashing lights. The LED lights have an internal battery pack, which can be easily removed for washing purposes. 45cm square.
Starry Cushion
Inject some Scandi style into your home this Christmas with the help of this woven wool cushion. The elegant design features a single star on the front and a selection of stars decorating the reverse. 45cm Square.
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Christmas Village Light Up Cushion
Stylish and comfortable this luxurious cushion is embellished with embroidery to depict a snowy Christmas village scene. The added detailing comes in the fashion of battery operated LED lights to power the streetlights and houses, to add an ambient feel to the scene. H30 W40cm.
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Personalised Christmas Stocking Cushion
Printed with up to five stockings, this Christmas cushion cover can be personalised with one for each member of the family. Add it to your own home for a homespun feel this Christmas, or give it as the perfect personal gift to a loved one. 100% Cotton. Pad not included. 45cm square.
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Woodland Robin Applique Cushion
Give any sofa a traditional festive feel with the addition of this robin cushion. The charming pair of robins are appliquéd on to a smart tartan background. 45cm square.
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This super-soft cushion features a reindeer design on a dusty blue base, finished with sequin and jingle bell embellishments for an added touch of Christmas sparkle. 45cm square.
Croft Collection Snowshill Christmas Tree Cushion
From the rustic croft collection this cushion has a beautiful handmade feel thanks to the cross-stitch detailing. It's a subtle Christmas tree pattern would add am understated festive touch to any home. The mix of the grey wool background with the mix shades of blue embroidery make for a perfect complimentary colour palette. 40cm square.
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Who can resist a comedy Christmas cushion! The design features a pug getting into the spirit of things by wearing a colourful Crimbo jumper, despite the Bah humbug play on words. This playful design certainly shows a sense of humour. 30cm square.
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Our exclusive Winter Wine Tour package, presented in cooperation with Okanagan Wine Country Tours, simply cannot be offered during the busy high season. Experience the unique offerings of three estate winery partners renowned for the sheer quality of their wines, guest experience, and overall hospitality.
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Memorandum from the Lord Chancellor's Department
1. The Committee has asked the Lord Chancellor's Department to submit a memorandum on the following point:
Rule 15(10) increases the winding up fee payable on the death of a patient in a case where a receiver has been appointed from Ł125 to Ł360. Explain the reasons for this substantial increase.
2. Under Treasury guidelines, the Court of Protection is required to meet its running costs through fees paid by clients, and such fees must reflect the actual cost of providing the service. The previous fee structure was unrealistic. This was due to a historic lack of investment in the staff of the Public Trust Office (the executive agency that previously carried out administrative functions on behalf of the Court of Protection and in the infrastructure required to deliver the service. The legacy of this under-investment was poor service levels and an unrealistic fee structure which did not reflect the service that was required. In April 2001, the Lord Chancellor set up a new agency, the Public Guardianship Office (PGO) to take over Mental Health and enduring power of attorney functions from the Public Trust Office. The PGO has embarked on a major catch-up programme, including investment in case management IT systems and plans for a smaller, better skilled workforce. This means that the PGO can provide better and more comprehensive levels of service to be delivered to clients, whilst enabling the agency to become more efficient hence limiting the pressure for further increases to fees.
3. The Court of Protection's fee structure was also criticised by the National Audit Office in 1999 because certain categories of clients subsidised services received by others. The Lord Chancellor's Department gave a commitment to the Public Accounts Committee that this cross-subsidy would be brought to an end. The winding up fee was a new fee introduced in September 2000. The fee set then did not cover all the elements of cost associated with winding up. Business analysis carried out during the major programme of change clarified this omission and enabled the PGO to determine the cost of the future service. The PGO has now devised a fees policy that is closely aligned to its business processes and the fee has increased to reflect the true cost of the work involved in closing a case. A major reason for the scale of the increase is that the Court of Protection is now required, following hearings before the Public Accounts Committee, to check final accounts of receivers where the case is closed on the death of the client.
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Study links DPP-IV medication to heart failure, hospitalization
A study of Merck's diabetes DPP-IV medication Januvia indicates the treatment may be associated with an increased risk of heart failure coupled with hospitalization. Forbes reports that although a related editorial describes the absolute risk of heart failure with the DPP-IV as "if present at all, appears to be small," the study's researchers write that the finding could be clinically relevant.
This is the second bit of recent concern for the drug class as a whole–the medications have been scrutinized over the last year-and-a-half over concerns that they could cause pancreatitis, an inflammation which is associated with pancreatic cancer. Regulators in the US and Europe released a middle-of-the-road assessment in February in which neither group could say there was a causal relationship between the drugs and pancreatitis and/or pancreatic cancer, but were going to keep an eye on future data.


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(AP) Poll: Anti-bailout party extends lead in Greece
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A left-wing party that opposes Greece's international bailout agreements has extended its lead ahead of next month's election, according to a new poll published Friday.
The poll gave the Syriza party 30 percent support, widening its lead over the center-right New Democracy party from 2 to 4 percentage points from a poll on May 19.
The June 17 election was called after the country's political parties failed to reach a power-sharing deal after a May 6 vote that left no group with a parliamentary majority.
Greece's economy is being kept afloat on international loans, and the previous governments imposed severe spending cuts and other austerity measures that have infuriated the public. Syriza wants to scrap the loan agreements, but that has raised fears that Greece will leave the eurozone and destabilize world markets.
"There's one real choice in these elections: The bailout or your dignity," Syriza's 37-year-old leader Alexis Tsipras said at his opening campaign rally on Thursday.
"We want all the peoples of Europe to hear us, and we want their leaders to hear us when we say that no (country) chooses to become servile, to lose their dignity or commit suicide … We are the political party that with the help of the people will fulfill our campaign promises and cancel this bankrupt bailout deal."
The Public Issue poll published Friday surveyed 1,214 people for the Kathimerini newspaper and had a 3.2 percentage point margin of error.
Shares on the Athens Stock Exchange suffered fresh losses Friday, dropping 3.45 percent to 485.18 to hit another 22-year low, as investors appeared unconvinced by a pledge by European leaders this week to keep Greece in the euro.


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Nor Cal Fish Report
Alpine Lakes Fish Report for 10-14-2016
Alpine Lakes Fish Report for 10-14-2016
Alpine Lakes Fishing Report
Alpine Lakes - CA (Mono County)
by Tom Loe
The trees are glowing, & the scenery is amazing! Fall is prime time to get that huge brown in the upper elevation alpine fisheries. I hear that a nineteen lb. brown was C & R at Grant by a fly fisher! Reliable scoop too. Tubers trolling streamers with full sinking lines can get into some larger fish while targeting drop-offs, inlets, & structure. Agent Orange, Crystal Leeches, Loebergs, Spruce-A-Bu's, and Punk Perch patterns are good calls to use along drop-offs, structures like submerged stumps, and near inlets. Try dry dropper rigs using hi-vis mayfly patterns as your indicator/dry fly while suspending a small midge, Killa-baetis or Assassin nymph below it 2-3 feet during low light periods. The wild brookies and browns can be fooled using this technique during the warmer summer months.
These fisheries open the last Saturday in April & close November 15th. Weather related closures may prohibit access during otherwise open periods of the trout season.
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1. Re: end of flash?boudewijndanser Mar 28, 2012 3:23 AM (in response to inquestflash)
No worries.
Flash is not going anywhere yet, it's just that the hardware on wich you can view it is changing / declining.
2. Re: end of flash?sinious Mar 28, 2012 7:10 AM (in response to boudewijndanser)
They're merely not supporting Flash on devices very much past what they have done already. The desktop flash player isn't going anywhere. Adobe is setting up to become the next console to directly compete with Playstation, Xbox and Nintendo*. They realize the demographic of online gamers is only increasing and their flash platform needs to take 3d seriously, which is what flash player 11 has introduced so well.
Adobe refocused "Flash Player" efforts into "AIR For Mobile". It's a variant of flash that has a lot more native device access. As HTML5 continues to grow and because devices support typically a newer subset of web technologies they realize Flash Player for devices isn't necessary anymore. So they're letting HTML5 take over where Flash Player was needed before (mostly in viewing movies or animating small parts of sites).
You will probably see a large push for AIR on desktops as well. The setback was always Flash Player integrates with the browser so it's a seamless experience. Now that Windows 8 Metro doesn't even support plugins in IE anymore (forcing you to load flash content in a separate Flash Player), the future may get rough for even Flash Player on desktop. Leave it to Microsoft to screw things up. Boy, I bet Silverlight will work in the browser though.......
Banners and text effects can be done in HTML5, via JavaScript, CSS3 and the Canvas. You should start getting used to it.
Mind you, HTML5 isn't even close to a standard, nor is CSS3. They segmented HTML5 into many parts because they know that making a whole entity like "HTML5" a new standard takes forever so by splitting it up they can get approval for each part faster. Several parts are "recommended" but HTML5 still isn't even a standard as a whole (and hell, may never be in totality). Now is the time to start learning it.
3. Re: end of flash?Haravikk Mar 30, 2012 3:52 AM (in response to sinious)
I kind of posted a thread similar to this here, considering Flash's current position in the market, and I have to say; I kind of think that Adobe is missing a trick.
The Flash program, along with Flash Builder, are both great ways to create content, but really when it comes down to it, is there any reason that they couldn't produce that same content for HTML 5? ActionScript can easily be converted into Javascript, so you can get all the benefits of developing in ActionScript, which is a much nicer language. At this point the only real issue is porting the ActionScript APIs. But with the HTML 5 canvas, and with ever improving hardware support, there seems no reason that Flash's vector and 3D capabilities couldn't be ported into an HTML 5 library, capable of running current (or at least a similar) .swf format.
After all, it isn't Flash Player that makes Adobe money, but Flash and Flash Builder, both of which are still good products for what they do; simple animation (with or without vectors) and easy cross-platform or web-app development. So changing what actually runs them is only logical, as any advantages that Flash Player still has aren't going to last long as HTML 5 is only getting better. So, while Adobe should definitely keep developing Flash Player's capabilities in the mean time, I think they should be looking at ensuring that Flash and Flash Builder can build for "pure" HTML 5, so that when it (inevitably, in my opinion) pulls ahead, then the two products will still be just as desirable to use. Not to mention the fact that it would reassure everyone that's invested in Flash content but unsure about whether they now need to look at replacing it, as the lost ground in the mobile space is only going to hurt more and more, especially with Microsoft's barmy new Windows 8 browser. Plus it's not exactly a bad thing if Adobe can position a new Flash and Flash Builder version as the de facto tool for keeping your existing Flash content alive in an increasingly HTML 5 oriented browser world.
Possibly even look toward some price drops, and they could make themselves the way to develop web-content.
4. Re: end of flash?sinious Apr 2, 2012 9:38 AM (in response to Haravikk)
They definitely ended their Apple dispute about Flash being a viable way to develop an app. It's a pretty desirable route to me and I know xcode/cocoa/obj-c. I choose AIR over native despite the obvious differences in performance because it's so portable. I choose it over HTML5 wrapped as an app (phonegap and such) because it has frameworks to reach into the native OS and it doesn't require the devices ever-changing browser. Not to mention HTML5 overall is far from approval and continues to change which will almost guarantee any ambitious apps will need updates as it changes. AIR is more dependable.
What you said is why flash is what it is today. An app approachable by any designer who has no coding knowledge at all who can create engaging animation content in a "as compelx as you need it" fashion. It's a tool that clearly traverses the spectrum of beginner to expert and keeps anyone at all levels continually learning.
Because they chose ECMAScript compliance I always saw the future was going to be compiling into HTML5/JS/Canvas. I don't think anyone over in the Flash development division is sitting on their hands waiting to lose a job. They already made themselves viable for mobile. I feel they are taking their time because there's no reason to export out to HTML5 when browser consistency is so fractured in the market. One big problem flash has always fixed is what you see is what you get. No matter your browser the experience is identical. I doubt they'll take an early plunge into the limited parts of HTML5 until the water is a little more calm. But I don't think they'll wait until it's 100% approved either, or we'll all be in our graves at the pace they approve things...
5. Re: end of flash?Captain N. Apr 2, 2012 11:07 AM (in response to inquestflash)
There are two realities that Adobe can't get around:
1. Apple's iOS will be an important mobile platform for the next few
years at least.
2. Apple will not allow Flash within Mobile Safari - ever.
There's no need to spend resources on a fight you can never win.
Companies will need to target iOS as the dominant mobile platform, and
since they are doing that anyway, might as well consolidate their
development costs (which means developing for HTML5 instead of Flash on
many platforms).
It's reality, it's out of Adobe's hands, and they've done a smart thing
by refocusing on features of their platform in the places it is allowed
and still thrives - the traditional web on the desktop (and within the
realm of gaming and video more specifically), and in app stores. I'm
ecstatic about it all, and very much looking forward to seeing them
deliver sweet new features for me to play with.
Kevin N.
BTW, Apple seems to have intentionally made it hard to develop for
mobile Safari - there's real opportunity there for Adobe to step in and
develop some stellar dev apps. RIM's BlackBerry Playbook has been a real
help for me in that area - they have a great remote web console that
ships by default. I got mine for free by submitting an AIR app.
6. Re: end of flash?Haravikk Apr 2, 2012 12:04 PM (in response to Captain N.)
This still doesn't exclude Adobe from developing versions of Flash and Flash Builder that can export as "pure" HTML 5 by supplying javascript libraries that provide all current ActionScript features and drawing capabilities. This would position Flash and Flash Builder as a way to develop HTML 5 platforms, including those with no plugin support at all (or intentional lack of Flash support). This would prevent developers from needing to abandon Flash at all, as they'd just upgrade to the latest Flash or Flash Builder versino and export as HTML 5. It'd mean that existing Flash content isn't potentially a waste of time to maintain, which is the big concern for projects that I've been working on.
Besides which, Flash could be a great way to develop for HTML 5, as I like animation, and sometimes make simpler games, and these are the kinds of things that it makes dead easy. If it could let people do these things for HTML 5 then that'd be great, as while you can do those things in HTML 5 now, it's an absolute pain as the tools available just aren't up to it.
Fancier games etc. are nice for Flash to be at the forefront of, but it seems to me like they're too niché to be a serious revenue stream for Adobe, as the number of Flash or Flash Builder licenses would be comparatively low when compared to say… making simple website banner, or other forms of relatively simple web-content that Flash makes/made really easy. But with plugin uncertainty no-one wants their website to stop working, but it means getting in Javascripting everything, finding ways to develop animations etc., all do-able, but not nearly as easy as Flash. I think there are far more websites out there with simple needs than people that want big complex projects with high performance demands that Flash might meet.
I mean, the Flash plugin, AIR platform and so-on are great, but as HTML 5 catches up they'll become obsolete, but Adobe should really be the ones helping to make that happen, by positioning Flash for making content for both the Flash plugin and HTML 5 browsers, so when it catches up they can just let the plugin disappear. Not that I'm not eager for the new capabilities of the Flash plugin as well, as it's a great way to push what HTML 5 will eventually have in order to compete.
7. Re: end of flash?sinious Apr 2, 2012 12:15 PM (in response to Haravikk)
I wouldn't go too far with saying HTML5 is going to own the world. Realize that the power of a website is not the seemingly magical term, HTML5. HTML5 is utterly useless without JavaScript, which is still a prototype based language. The dude originally wrote it for nutscrape in 10 days and it's only added more oddness over the years. At least AS3 is based on OOP and is far easier to built large scale applications with. That's one damn good reason why canvas isn't scaring me one hint.
Not for nothing, I do almost absolutely nothing with flash on the web. I use flash techs almost every day in at my job but it revolves around kiosks, touch interfaces for various platforms and mobile apps. I will never start touting a HTML5 canvas instead of a projector for those purposes. The web is just one use of flash.
It's no question that both flash and dreamweaver will eventually come around to giving us a hand with canvas. It's, for once, called exactly what it is. A blank canvas. Devoid of a decade of development put into frameworks of all sorts around the web. Until there is a nice jquery or flash-esque way to utilize canvas, it's going to stay blank. It's just not easy enough to use to threaten flash and won't be while javascript is prototype.
8. Re: end of flash?Haravikk Apr 2, 2012 12:31 PM (in response to sinious)
sinious wrote:
It's just not easy enough to use to threaten flash and won't be while javascript is prototype.
You don't need to develop Javascript in that way, there are a ton of good translating languages you can use instead that allows you to develop object-oriented code that then becomes Javascript when you actually push it to your website.
I mean, technically ActionScript is kind of one of them; if ActionScript were available for use in place of Javascript then that would just be brilliant in so many ways.
9. Re: end of flash?sinious Apr 2, 2012 12:42 PM (in response to Haravikk)
Adobe themselves have already stated they see Flash Player as the "console of the web". They directly want to compete with PS3/Nintendo/Xbox/etc. This is the big push on Stage3D as well as the August 1st tax on any "console quality" products that use premium features that exceed $50,000 in sales. They're simply realizing that the hole they previously filled in for the web is being filled in another way and they are no longer unique.
However full scale console quality games on the web? Flash is ideal and preinstalled, ready to go for that. That's their target. They have a dozen or so frameworks already built and more being built and improved as we speak. They're not laying down, they're re-arming for what they're betting all their dollars on. That WoW2 will be a flash-based game
10. Re: end of flash?Haravikk Apr 3, 2012 2:22 AM (in response to sinious)
sinious wrote:
A framework that limits you versus native.
But its cross-platform and easy to develop, which can be a good lure if it means avoiding having to maintain multiple versions or cut out a market segment, especially for apps that aren't performance intensive; also most good Javascript "transpiler" languages let you right regular Javascript where it's needed, the point is that it doesn't matter so much that Javascript is currently the only choice, as there are a bunch of ways to develop for it. However, Flash should really be one of them, as there is so much Flash-based web-content that now isn't going anywhere. Flash might not be "unique"* in the web-space if it were to export in HTML 5/Javascript, but it's good at a wide array of things, particularly simpler projects, which is a big audience, and it's not like moving the Flash player into Javascript is really a big project for a company like Adobe, as it's mostly porting of code, and it opens up Flash and Flash Builder again for developing simple web-apps, and maintaining existing ones well into the future. These uses are also ones where performance isn't as critical; if all you're doing is some flashy web-site effects, banners, or basic games, then it's not like the demands are huge, and Javscript virtual machines are progressing at a pretty fast rate.
By focusing on the "web console" I feel Adobe are greatly limiting themselves, as the Flash editor isn't really useful in that space as any serious project will be using Flash Builder and Stage3D for everything anyway. It's also not exactly "unique" there either, by your own argument, as this "web console" can't compete with native either, and any serious game development will still be better done in C/C++ and OpenGL for a mix of performance and compatibility, so it's not like this "web console" stuff is actually that compelling in practise; the only thing that makes it really interesting is the fact that Unreal engine 3 is already apparently ported to run in Flash, which was surprising.
Keeping ahead of the curve on performance for higher end Flash uses (including new ones) is admirable, but abandoning the other end, which the tools are currently well suited to, is a bad idea.
11. Re: end of flash?sinious Apr 3, 2012 7:15 AM (in response to Haravikk)
Yep just look in the revenue thread that was around here recently, I said basically the same thing. I don't know why Flash is refocusing to console outside looking at the MAX conference where they were quick to show that the audience of Flash is 20x bigger than all of console gaming combined. So they think the numbers are there for this. I said myself that any console quality game I ever create is sure as hell going to be c++ before I'd choose AIR.
JavaScript to me is similar to Perl. It was amazingly complex and dynamic and writing it was almost an artform. It had strategies that mimiced a multitude of languages wrapped with new functionality that made it glimmer, 15 years ago... Without knowing programming patterns it was almost impossible to decipher what the hell a person was thinking when they wrote a CGI. Half the time you'd come back to your own code, getting lost in the lured fun of writing mass concatenated logic until each line of code ran on for 3 paragraphs. This is the problem with prototype. Prototype itself isn't bad at all, it's excessively dynamic. What's problematic is people typically either just hack it up as proceedural or don't have any real grasp on common patterns to stick to for prototyping for large scale endeavors.
I think this is the mass push of google with Dart. They want to start taking away what seems to always become some giant spaghetti mess in JavaScript and wrap scripts up into something more familiar, common, tested and true. Not that I see Dart as winning that battle, but hell, at least someone is trying to update JavaScript...
12. Re: end of flash?Haravikk Apr 3, 2012 10:11 AM (in response to sinious)
13. Re: end of flash?sinious Apr 3, 2012 10:31 AM (in response to Haravikk)
AS4 is said to have strict type checking and that'll probably, if not more, be as big of a performance increase as AS2->AS3 introduced "not everything has to be a movieclip with excessive overhead". Both JS and AS are going to need critical debugging and performance tweaks like that to even almost be considered usable for console quality games.


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In this post, I'll be talking about setting up a distributed task processing system for doing asynchronous processing. As your website grows and handles lot of traffic, there naturally comes a need to ensure best performance for your users. While there are multiple things which need to be done to achieve that, one of the most important things is processing things in background.
One of the common example is sending an email to the user. Instead of sending the email synchronously and making the user wait till it completes, a better way is to put this email into a queue to be processed in background and let the user continue with other actions. Email is just an example, there are tons of other things which can be moved to background processing to give seamless experience to the user. Also if you are getting too many requests, your server might be busy in processing them one by one and lot of users have to wait for the request to be served if you are doing everything synchronously. The background processing comes as an effective way to solve this. In this post, we will learn to setup this system using Django, Celery, RabbitMQ and flower.
Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. It is blazing fast and a very matured framework with all the functionalities you will ever need to create a full fledged website. It's out of the box admin interface is just amazing. Some of the well-known websites likes Pinterest, Instagram, Disqus, Bitbucket etc are built using django framework.
Celery is an asynchronous task queue/job queue based on distributed message passing. It is focused on real-time operation, but supports scheduling as well.
RabbitMQ is a messaging broker which acts as a middleman between your web application and celery workers. It implements the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP).
Flower is a web based tool for monitoring and administrating celery clusters. It is also the recommended monitoring tool for celery
How it Works
- The web application sends an amp message to the broker (rabbitMQ).
- Exchange receives the message and routes it to the appropriate queue.
- Now Celery workers consumes tasks from the queues they are subscribed to.
The following diagram explains the same
Setting up RabbitMQ
Although there are various choices for messaging broker with two most popular being Redis and rabbitMQ, rabbitMQ works best with celery. You can read more about brokers here
Install rabbitmq using the following command
sudo apt-get install rabbitmq-server
Once the installation is complete, create user, add a virtual host and set desired permissions.
sudo rabbitmqctl add_user myuser mypassword sudo rabbitmqctl add_vhost myvhost sudo rabbitmqctl set_permissions -p myvhost myuser ".*" ".*" ".*"
Now start the rabbitmq-server using this command
sudo rabbitmq-server
To run it in background, use the detached flag
sudo rabbitmq-server -detached
Now that your broker is running and listening for messages, lets setup celery now.
Setting up Celery
Install celery using the following command
pip install celery
Assuming you already have a Django project created, lets create a file named tasks.py which will contain celery tasks and configuration.
from celery import Celery from django.conf import settings app = Celery('tasks') app.config_from_object('django.conf:settings') @app.task def add(x, y): return x + y @app.task def multiply(x,y): return x * y
Here we have created a celery instance named app. This instance is used as an entry point for everything you want to do with celery and it will be imported into other modules as well.
After that, we set some properties from settings file, we will come to that later.
Post that we have created 2 tasks, one for add and one for multiply.
Now lets define some properties in django settings file
BROKER_URL = "amqp://myuser:mypassword@localhost:5672/myvhost/"
For now, just setting the broker_url is enough. Notice that we have already defined myuser, mypassword and myvhost while setting up rabbitMQ, so you just have to substitute those values here.
Now just start the celery worker using the following command
celery -A tasks worker --loglevel=info
To call the task, simply use delay() method. You can also use apply_async if you want to give eta/countdown to the task.
>>> from tasks import add >>> add.delay(1, 2)
Keeping the results
If you want to track the tasks' states and history, you have to store the result somewhere. It can be database, memcache, redis, rpc etc. You can read more about the result backends here
Here I am taking example of database backed result backend
To set this, just add the following in the django settings file
CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = 'db+scheme://user:password@host:port/dbname'
Now the results will be stored in the database. Storing results can be useful, but make sure that you don't overload the database or whatever result backend you are using. By default, all the task results get expired after 1 day. This setting is controlled using CELERY_TASK_RESULT_EXPIRES. You can set this variable according to your requirement.
Routing tasks
By default all the tasks goes into a single queue named "celery" and all the workers will consume from this queue. However as the project goes bigger and tasks increases, it makes sense to have separate queues for different tasks. This is helpful to analyse and monitor specific tasks, and also to prioritise tasks as more dedicated workers can be assigned to high priorities queues. This arrangement gives much more flexibility in processing tasks. There is already a functionality in celery to achieve the same which is called task routing.
To do that, first we need to define routers. Create a file named router.py with the following contents
class MyRouter(object):
def route_for_task(self, task, args=None, kwargs=None):
return {'exchange': 'celery',
'exchange_type': 'direct',
'queue': task,
'routing_key': task
Here we have create a router class named MyRouter which defines the queue as the name of the task and routing key also as the name of the task.
Now lets set the CELERY_ROUTES and CELERY_QUEUES variables in our settings file
CELERY_ROUTES = ('proj.router.MyRouter',)
Queue('tasks.add', Exchange('celery'), routing_key='tasks.add'),
Queue('tasks.multiply', Exchange('celery'), routing_key='tasks.multiply'),
CELERY_ROUTES specifies our MyRouter class here which sets the exchange, queue and routing_key for every task. CELERY_QUEUES defines the celery queues.
For this use case, there will be separate queues, one for add and other for multiply task.
Now lets say you want to start two different celery workers each dedicated to different queue. To achieve that, you can specify the queue from which you want that worker to fetch tasks
celery -A tasks worker -Q tasks.add --loglevel=info
celery -A tasks worker -Q tasks.multiply --loglevel=info
Monitoring tasks
Now that we have learnt to setup the broker, execute tasks, route tasks to specific queues and dedicating workers to according to queues; one more thing which is important is monitoring the tasks.
There are multiple tools available for monitoring and debugging celery clusters like celery command line utilities, django-admin monitor, celerymon etc, but the most popular one is flower. It is also the recommended monitoring tool for celery. Being a web based monitoring tool, its easy to use and provides extensive functionality. You can read more in detail here
Using flower is pretty straight forward, first install flower using pip
pip install flower
Now run flower using the following command, note that we have specified broker option here
celery flower --broker=amqp://myuser:mypassword@localhost:5672/myvhost
Just hit the localhost:5555 to access the tool.
By default it runs on port 5555, you can change it by using –port option
celery flower --port=5000 --broker=amqp://myuser:mypassword@localhost:5672/myvhost
I hope you find this article helpful. Let me know if you have any suggestions/ feedback in the comments section below.
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