Most recently, he wrote about a British street artist who created the Little People exhibit. By sticking nearly microscopic plastic figures in surreal situations around London, Slinkachu created amazing dramas that most of us would miss while sitting on the bus or a crowded cafeteria.
On top of all that, they are hilarious.
Check out Ian's essay, it reminds you how smart writers hunch down and stare at the forgotten corners of the world...
"it's in direct opposition to the idea of a museum, which is to present art against an unimposing backdrop that's intended to be functionally invisible. street art, on the other hand, is all about the collisions it makes with its surroundings. paintings take on the texture of the old buildings on which they appear. culture jammers mess up billboards by tweaking familiar slogans and logos. it'll make you look twice - and sometimes, for a very long time."
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