Blogs about: Henry Darger

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Lost Art: What Happens to the Unread? And Why Does It Make Me Feel So Sad?

recordofnaught wrote 2 weeks ago: Darger’s private world centered around seven little blond moppets called the Vivian Girls, who … more →

Tags: Books, Science fiction and fantasy, Art, Why, Authors, the fantastic, Processes, Failure, Success!

These are not the Vivian Girls2 comments

furious buddha wrote 3 weeks ago: Lara asked my thoughts on this story of a Tennessee man charged with making child pornography via ph … more →

Tags: Art, pop culture, Current Events, censorship, Michael Wayne Campbell, Pornography, vivian girls, Miley Cyrus, MICHAEL JACKSON

Vivian Girls

abbeychristine wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been immersed in Henry Darger the last few days. I visited the Henry Darger room installa … more →

Tags: finger puppets, Felt, vivian girls, intuit gallery, paper dolls

Henry Darger2 comments

pleaseturnoverpto wrote 1 month ago: by Zoe Keogh Henry Darger was a reclusive janitor who behind closed doors would mix words and illus … more →

Tags: Art, Illustration, The Story of the Vivian girls, outsider art

Vivian Girls

theableminnow wrote 1 month ago: (Apologies for the spacing between the photos– it bothers me that this post m … more →

Tags: Awe, creepy, escapism, Images, Les Beaux Arts, Art, vivian girls

Art out of mind. - Henry Darger: In the Realms of the Unreal, by ...

fawngrubbsya wrote 2 months ago: Henry Darger. When I think of him I feel like crying. His sacred little room … more →

Tags: jack squad, the bastards imdb, danny mcbride, jack squad imdb, the bastards 2008

Sunday Poem

Justin Smolin wrote 2 months ago: Gentle readers: In the first of what will (insha’allah) be a continuing series, I present you … more →

Tags: Poetry, Camp/Kitsch, John Ashbery, mixed feelings, Marlys Jentoft, fema

The Writer's Almanac

Mavis wrote 2 months ago: I just signed up for the Writer’s Almanac by newletter, since I can’t seem to listen to … more →

Tags: Arts&Crafts, History, Reading, writer's almanac, American Folk Art Museum, Chicago

Henry Darger, American artist and urban ascetic1 comment

alexmalina wrote 3 months ago: In all these writings of mine on the philosophies of asceticism, hermeticism, and the path towards e … more →

Tags: Silence, Documentary, asceticism, People, Christian Ascetics, Urban Asceticism, MYSTICS, films, Art

The Tufts3 comments

boomtownboudoir wrote 4 months ago: Painting by Henry Darger “Do you remember a night in here where I sat down with you guys and y … more →

Tags: Hyperbole, Gay, Guy Davenport, McGlinchey's, Pedophilia

rocaterrania

pensum wrote 4 months ago: [NYTimes] The filmmaker Brett Ingram remembers the first time he saw Renaldo Kuhler. Mr. Ingram was … more →

Tags: Art, film, outsider art, Renaldo Kuhler, art brut, brett ingram, Rocaterrania

Rocaterrania

photojosh wrote 4 months ago: I am super excited to see the documentary about Renaldo Kuhler.  He seems to be a Henry Darger type … more →

Tags: Art, outsider art, Renaldo Kuhler, Rocaterrania

The Henry Darger Study Fellowship

urbesque wrote 5 months ago: posted by Caroline Picard There is a great opportunity just around the corner that I’d urge y … more →

Tags: Art, Ideas!, April 30th, Caroline Picard, Margaret Z. Robson., The Henry Darger Study Center Fellowship

Visionaries: Additional Thoughts2 comments

Barbara Jane Reyes wrote 5 months ago: [Image: diazpereira.blogspot.com] I am wondering more and more what “visionary” means i … more →

Tags: poetics process, Eduardo Galeano, t'nalak

Fatal Distraction 1/27/09

2fear2know wrote 5 months ago: Handmade Feet Peter Taylor 2008 “It’s dark but not aggressive, It expresses the struggle of growin … more →

Tags: Video, Visual art, Digest, Music, Artists, peter taylor, Dubstep, Simpsons, Joseph Cornell

Collage History of Art by Henry Darger

urbesque wrote 5 months ago: posted by Caroline Picard; Transcribed by Meredith Kooi. As you may or may not know, we are huge fan … more →

Tags: essays, Caroline Picard, Paper & Carriage, Paper and Carriage, Meredith Kooi, john d'agata, Graywolf Press, brooke anderson, Dargerisms

Little Boy Lost: Henry Darger, 1892-19735 comments

thegirlcanwrite wrote 6 months ago: It would be unfortunate to be remembered as a child molester and a serial killer. And thanks to art … more →

Tags: outsider art, Art, darger, chicago artists, jessica yu, the vivian girls, in the realms of the unreal, Serial Killer, Pedophilia

December 13-15 - My OCD's are kickin' in...

Bill Tucker wrote 7 months ago: “what are your OCD’s?” “this blanket and you moving around to much.” O … more →

Tags: Lee Godie, Intuit, Reba Place, Reunion Property Management, OCD, vivian girls, Ornette Coleman, reagan youth, The Whistler

aqua wynwood fair

toddhosfelt wrote 7 months ago: here are some shots (i-phone quality) of our booth… driss ouadahi, timothy horn, henry darger … more →

Tags: Art, Art Gallery, aqua wynwood, baseera khan, crystal liu, driss ouadahi, Emil Lukas, gideon rubin, jim campbell


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