Jezebel: high art

Comment Of The Century

Anna — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:20:00 EDT

A very funny, certain someone got a well-deserved shout-out in the Washington Post today. Please give her your congrats, in – where else? - the comments. [WaPo]

Awesome Aussie Grandmas Perform Sex Pistols Song

Margaret — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:40:00 EDT

In the video above, a group of Australian women over the age of 80 perform the 1977 song "God Save the Queen" by The Sex Pistols, which was originally titled "No Future" and banned by the BBC. It's part of artist Christoph Büchel's exhibit "no future" at the Sydney Biennale 2008. The ladies were given an open gallery space and told to rehearse the song whenever they wanted. Modern art would probably be a lot more exciting if every gallery featured a group of grannies performing punk rock.

In the best/most inappropriate use of pig's...

Jennifer — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:52:41 EDT

In the best/most inappropriate use of pig's blood since Carrie, artist Rich Clarke has been reportedly commissioned by the FX Channel to do portraits of celebrities out of the substance to benefit the UK's National Blood Service. Subjects include David Beckham, Paris Hilton, and Kate Moss, amongst others. [Zee News]