i just got this book in the mail. it's miranda july's project with her partner harrell fletcher. A collaborative public art project, learningtoloveyoumore, requests ordinary assignments from ordinary people, who then post them to the website. What is showcased in the book is the curated version - the photos and written assignments being the best of the best. I find them so utterly real, which makes me think about the people who submitted them. the assignments range from "draw a constellation of someone's freckles" to "take a picture of your parents kissing." what comes out is not this uber-stylized hipster art, which is so common in similar projects today. it's just unadulterated life that, so far, has moved me to tears a couple of times. i'm such a sucker for that shit.
for the full project check out their website.
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