Brian McMullen
@mcmubria.bsky.social
“You only live once, so be careful.”
—Anelise Chen’s dad
—Anelise Chen’s dad
August 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“You only live once, so be careful.”
—Anelise Chen’s dad
—Anelise Chen’s dad
Wow, Carmella Creeper gone already? RIP Carmella Creeper 2023–2024.
August 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Wow, Carmella Creeper gone already? RIP Carmella Creeper 2023–2024.
“Artists like Mike Kelley and Sophie Calle are exploring voyeuristic intimacy and the dark side of our world. There are clues in that for us who are doing architecture.”
—Frank Gehry, 1991
—Frank Gehry, 1991
June 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
“Artists like Mike Kelley and Sophie Calle are exploring voyeuristic intimacy and the dark side of our world. There are clues in that for us who are doing architecture.”
—Frank Gehry, 1991
—Frank Gehry, 1991
Reposted by Brian McMullen
"I’ve realized that the launch of any worthwhile project comes with a feeling of being naked and unsure. Without that, I’m probably playing things too safe and might not feel much satisfaction once it’s out in the world." -- Tucker Nichols
McSweeney’s Books: A Q&A with Tucker Nichols and McSweeney’s Art Director Sunra Thompson about the New Book, Mostly Everything: The Art of Tucker Nichols
- - -The first career-spanning book from Bay Area artist Tucker Nichols, Mostly Everything: The Art of Tucker Nichols attempts to capture, in one ...
buff.ly
June 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"I’ve realized that the launch of any worthwhile project comes with a feeling of being naked and unsure. Without that, I’m probably playing things too safe and might not feel much satisfaction once it’s out in the world." -- Tucker Nichols
This ad is from 1988 and the 1-800 phone number still works as intended 📞📚♾️
June 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
This ad is from 1988 and the 1-800 phone number still works as intended 📞📚♾️
Had to deliberately misspell “ophthalmology” in my health insurance app to find an in-network ophthalmologist
June 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Had to deliberately misspell “ophthalmology” in my health insurance app to find an in-network ophthalmologist
1995 beer coaster by artist Tim Ayres for Amsterdam’s Café Schiller
May 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
1995 beer coaster by artist Tim Ayres for Amsterdam’s Café Schiller
Eve Mansdorf in 2025 with her 1999 painting SECOND STORY
May 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Eve Mansdorf in 2025 with her 1999 painting SECOND STORY
“Corn is pretty good. You’ve got to chew it a lot, but what the hell.”
—William “Fergie” Ferguson (as told to David Greenberger)
—William “Fergie” Ferguson (as told to David Greenberger)
May 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
“Corn is pretty good. You’ve got to chew it a lot, but what the hell.”
—William “Fergie” Ferguson (as told to David Greenberger)
—William “Fergie” Ferguson (as told to David Greenberger)
a great way to make myself weep is to read the 1980 Sharon Olds poem ARMOR and the 1996 Sharon Olds poem MY SON THE MAN in quick succession
May 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
a great way to make myself weep is to read the 1980 Sharon Olds poem ARMOR and the 1996 Sharon Olds poem MY SON THE MAN in quick succession
HOT DOG 2
H D W-CH 3 W-CHILI 4
H D W-CH 3 W-CHILI 4
May 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
HOT DOG 2
H D W-CH 3 W-CHILI 4
H D W-CH 3 W-CHILI 4
Keavy Murphree
Ice Cream Social, Ten
Ice Cream Social, Ten
April 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Keavy Murphree
Ice Cream Social, Ten
Ice Cream Social, Ten
Prepping the "Wet & Wrinkled" theme issue of our dorm newsletter, 1999. We passed all the pages under a faucet & dried them in dryers before stapling. Some articles engaged with the concept, others did not attempt to 💦
April 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Prepping the "Wet & Wrinkled" theme issue of our dorm newsletter, 1999. We passed all the pages under a faucet & dried them in dryers before stapling. Some articles engaged with the concept, others did not attempt to 💦
Ingres’s 1845 painting of Comtesse d'Haussonville walked so that Rob Liefeld’s 1996 drawing of Captain America could fly
April 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Ingres’s 1845 painting of Comtesse d'Haussonville walked so that Rob Liefeld’s 1996 drawing of Captain America could fly
I wonder if the great Basil Wolverton was familiar with 19th century Alutiiq/Sugpiaq masks such as these
April 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I wonder if the great Basil Wolverton was familiar with 19th century Alutiiq/Sugpiaq masks such as these
marveling at this 1939 Grant Wood lithograph, “Shrine Quartet”
April 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
marveling at this 1939 Grant Wood lithograph, “Shrine Quartet”
See what an extra doz does?
April 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
See what an extra doz does?
holding all the cards, a photo for @nytopinion.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
holding all the cards, a photo for @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Here’s Willem Dafoe checking his smartphone in the 1998 movie
NEW ROSE HOTEL and finding a fresh text from Christopher Walken
NEW ROSE HOTEL and finding a fresh text from Christopher Walken
April 8, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Here’s Willem Dafoe checking his smartphone in the 1998 movie
NEW ROSE HOTEL and finding a fresh text from Christopher Walken
NEW ROSE HOTEL and finding a fresh text from Christopher Walken
Iconic lettering work by Ray Cruz, who died last week.
All four examples are reproduced from a feature on Cruz in the Jan 1982 issue of the magazine “typographic i.”
(Credit to @stewf.com of @letterformarchive.org for the 2021 magazine photos he shared online that I’ve pulled these from.)
All four examples are reproduced from a feature on Cruz in the Jan 1982 issue of the magazine “typographic i.”
(Credit to @stewf.com of @letterformarchive.org for the 2021 magazine photos he shared online that I’ve pulled these from.)
March 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Iconic lettering work by Ray Cruz, who died last week.
All four examples are reproduced from a feature on Cruz in the Jan 1982 issue of the magazine “typographic i.”
(Credit to @stewf.com of @letterformarchive.org for the 2021 magazine photos he shared online that I’ve pulled these from.)
All four examples are reproduced from a feature on Cruz in the Jan 1982 issue of the magazine “typographic i.”
(Credit to @stewf.com of @letterformarchive.org for the 2021 magazine photos he shared online that I’ve pulled these from.)
Off-Shoulder Shirt by Pippa Garner, 1981
March 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Off-Shoulder Shirt by Pippa Garner, 1981
The security guard in charge of Nancy Holt’s HEATING SYSTEM (1984–85) kindly took my picture. “You can go ahead and touch the pipes,” he said. “They’re very hot when we first get here in the morning. Everything’s interactive but don’t touch the pictures on the wall. I know it’s strange.”
March 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The security guard in charge of Nancy Holt’s HEATING SYSTEM (1984–85) kindly took my picture. “You can go ahead and touch the pipes,” he said. “They’re very hot when we first get here in the morning. Everything’s interactive but don’t touch the pictures on the wall. I know it’s strange.”