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Missing Cat Poster or Art?
In 2002, artist Tracey Emin's cat, Docket, went missing. So she put up 'missing cat' posters around her neighborhood. But since she was a famous artist, people immediately began taking the posters down and selling them. Reportedly, they fetched prices as high as £500 each.
This prompted a spokeswoman from Emin's gallery to issue a statement: "Tracey does deal with memorabilia, but the posters are not works of art, it's simply a notice of her missing cat to alert neighbours."
Artist Tamarin Norwood, on her blog, offers these thoughts on the sociology of what was going on with the pilfered Missing Cat posters:
The Missing Cat posters are problematic because the moment they reach a public they are coopted by the poncif already set up by the artist, and as such they become arranged "as part of [her] oeuvre". They are readily coopted because Emin’s particular trademark is "near-absolute identification of the artist with her work": work that is characterized by confessional and subjective autobiographical content that the posters also supply. We might say that Emin has created a convincing, life-sized tableau of her life, and it is difficult to exclude from this tableau anything she does or produces.
Incidentally, Docket was eventually found.
More info: BBC News (Mar 28, 2002)
Posted By: Alex - Thu Feb 22, 2018 -
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Category: Art, Cats, 2000s
Wife vs. Cats
The Crazy Cat Lady is the cultural stereotype (Archie McPhee even sells a Crazy Cat Lady action figure). But this story demonstrates that there are definitely Crazy Cat Men as well.
The Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa) — Jan 8, 1954
Mate Preferred Cats, She Left Him With Them
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 8 — Mrs. Joseph Gazik got a divorce in Superior Court after she said her husband liked cats so much that every time she asked him to get rid of them, he suggested that she leave instead.
Gazik didn't appear in court. He stayed home with his cats — all 20 of them.
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 8 — Mrs. Joseph Gazik got a divorce in Superior Court after she said her husband liked cats so much that every time she asked him to get rid of them, he suggested that she leave instead.
Gazik didn't appear in court. He stayed home with his cats — all 20 of them.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jul 26, 2016 -
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Category: Divorce, Cats, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #288
This was not a model of car that had nine lives.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 13, 2016 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Cats, 1960s, Cars
A Nip For The Kitty
Now you can turn your cat into a wino and never drink alone again with kitty wine! The ingredients do not include actual alcohol, just catnip, water and beet juice. But considering the company is based in Colorado who knows what kind of weed is in there.
Posted By: patty - Sun Jun 19, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Cats, Alcohol
Now you can lick your cat
The inventors of the Licki Brush say, "We have designed LICKI brush to bring you and your cat closer. By using LICKI with your cat on a regular basis, you'll develop a more intimate and bonded relationship, much like a mama cat bonds with her young."As of May 22, on Kickstarter they're one-third of the way to successfully funding the manufacture of this thing.
Posted By: Alex - Sun May 22, 2016 -
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Category: Inventions, Cats
Brigit the Underwear Thief
Most cats, if allowed out, will bring home birds, rodents, and other critters that they've caught. But Brigit, a 6-year-old tonkinese who lives in Hamilton, New Zealand, has been bringing home underwear and socks. Lots of them. Says her owner, "It's all men's. It's really, really weird. She's got really specific taste."Brigit's owner has distributed flyers on the street in an attempt to reunite the underwear with the person it belongs to. But so far no one has claimed it.
More info: NZ Herald
Posted By: Alex - Wed Mar 23, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Cats
Cat Who Is Artist
Another animal artist, to complement Alex's canine.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 23, 2016 -
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Category: Art, Cats
Cat Head Bags
Made by Japanese artist Pico. They're entirely artificial. That is, not actual cat heads. But they're realistic enough that people might, for a moment, think that you're using the severed head of a cat as a handbag.One of these will set you back about $700, but are sold only in Japan. via OhGizmo!
Posted By: Alex - Sun Oct 25, 2015 -
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Category: Animals, Fashion, Cats
Town terrorized by mad cats
This sounds like it could have been the start of a horror movie. The feline version of The Birds perhaps.
Source: San Francisco Call - May 26, 1890. via WSIHN
Posted By: Alex - Sun Apr 05, 2015 -
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Category: Animals, Cats, Nineteenth Century
Meow Mansion
"Meow Mansion" is a large gingerbread house with a serious message — neuter your cat!The house, created by artist Kazz Morohashi, is home to (gingerbread) Kitty and Boots and their 65 kittens. But since Kitty and Boots haven't been neutered, their family just keeps growing and growing. Next year it'll be up to 300. And by 2017 up to 11,000.
Which raises the question: how exactly does one neuter a gingerbread cat? [via edp24 and flickr]
Posted By: Alex - Fri Dec 19, 2014 -
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Category: Cats
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