The Orange Press
@woid.bsky.social
My name is Paul Werner and my paintings have footnotes.
Publisher, The Orange Press. Founded 1973.
Editor, WOID. A Journal of Visual Language. Founded 1999.
Pronouns: Dr., PhD.
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Publisher, The Orange Press. Founded 1973.
Editor, WOID. A Journal of Visual Language. Founded 1999.
Pronouns: Dr., PhD.
https://theorangepress.substack.com
You gotta hate the cost of admissions at the Museum of Modern Art; unlike the Met, you gotta love the professionalism.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
You gotta hate the cost of admissions at the Museum of Modern Art; unlike the Met, you gotta love the professionalism.
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I think he meant it in a good way...
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I think he meant it in a good way...
November 12, 1918: A Fateful Day for Philosophy.
On this day the Red Guards attempted to hoist their flag over the Parliament Building in Vienna. A firefight broke out. Karl Popper, who was among the participants, decided to change his career objectives.
On this day the Red Guards attempted to hoist their flag over the Parliament Building in Vienna. A firefight broke out. Karl Popper, who was among the participants, decided to change his career objectives.
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
November 12, 1918: A Fateful Day for Philosophy.
On this day the Red Guards attempted to hoist their flag over the Parliament Building in Vienna. A firefight broke out. Karl Popper, who was among the participants, decided to change his career objectives.
On this day the Red Guards attempted to hoist their flag over the Parliament Building in Vienna. A firefight broke out. Karl Popper, who was among the participants, decided to change his career objectives.
Like *this* Mondrian?
October 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Like *this* Mondrian?
It's a Socialist thang.
"Red" Vienna, 1931:
"Red" Vienna, 1931:
October 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
It's a Socialist thang.
"Red" Vienna, 1931:
"Red" Vienna, 1931:
Uh, technically, Diocrès would have been a teacher at the School of Notre Dame, since the University of Paris wasn't founded until 1180. (Sorry, Wikipedia!) Anyhow, great statue of Bruno by Houdon (the original is in Rome):
October 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Uh, technically, Diocrès would have been a teacher at the School of Notre Dame, since the University of Paris wasn't founded until 1180. (Sorry, Wikipedia!) Anyhow, great statue of Bruno by Houdon (the original is in Rome):
NY Times, 10/19/2025, 11:27 AM
October 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
NY Times, 10/19/2025, 11:27 AM
New! Improved!
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October 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
New! Improved!
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Just the facts.
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September 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Just the facts.
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Providing "new mothers with baby baskets..." Hmmm, where have I seen this before? Oh, right.
September 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Providing "new mothers with baby baskets..." Hmmm, where have I seen this before? Oh, right.
It's La Forza del Destino, Baby.
September 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
It's La Forza del Destino, Baby.
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What does political assassination achieve? More importantly: what is it meant to achieve? Austrian Socialism may have an answer. (That and social housing.)
What does political assassination achieve? More importantly: what is it meant to achieve? Austrian Socialism may have an answer. (That and social housing.)
September 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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What does political assassination achieve? More importantly: what is it meant to achieve? Austrian Socialism may have an answer. (That and social housing.)
What does political assassination achieve? More importantly: what is it meant to achieve? Austrian Socialism may have an answer. (That and social housing.)
My entry, by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio:
September 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
My entry, by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio:
September 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"better than the badly carved cherub filled Baroque churches everywhere else."
Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ.
September 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"better than the badly carved cherub filled Baroque churches everywhere else."
Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ.
September 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Not hard to see where Leo got the idea:
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[Trotsky was living in Vienna when he wrote his first (Marxawful) art criticism. He was buds with Victor Adler & the Socialist leadership: they spent evening together at Cafe Central when not meeting at Party headquarters:
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[Trotsky was living in Vienna when he wrote his first (Marxawful) art criticism. He was buds with Victor Adler & the Socialist leadership: they spent evening together at Cafe Central when not meeting at Party headquarters:
August 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Not hard to see where Leo got the idea:
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[Trotsky was living in Vienna when he wrote his first (Marxawful) art criticism. He was buds with Victor Adler & the Socialist leadership: they spent evening together at Cafe Central when not meeting at Party headquarters:
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[Trotsky was living in Vienna when he wrote his first (Marxawful) art criticism. He was buds with Victor Adler & the Socialist leadership: they spent evening together at Cafe Central when not meeting at Party headquarters:
August 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM