Last year I got married and went to Paris, and while wandering around one day we ended up on the Île de la Cité so we went to Notre Dame and went in. Both of us had been to Notre Dame before, but something we had neglected to check out on previous visits was the treasury, which was full of freaky ancient treasures. The treasury houses religious objects like bones from saints, fancy gold cups that popes drank from, and objects given to the church at various royal baptisms, weddings, or coronations. It is dimly lit, macabre. The treasure is in gold vitrines and lit by florescent lights. There were robes that Napoleon wore, an ancient shroud, a crown. By...
Who doesn't want a drink named after them? Thanks to Troy Bayless, a great photographer and friend, I now have the honor of being on the menu of Bar 355 in Oakland CA. Question is, does it rival The Hoppin, named after John Hoppin and served at Roberta's. I think a taste test is in order....
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Hello, my name is John Hoppin. This is a picture of me having a drink with my cat Fred in our apartment in Bushwick. I am in an apron because I cook a lot. I am a scientist, record label executive, and an artist. I am going to share with you some sights, experiences, and analysis in order to better understand and promote the aesthetic qualities of daily life. I can be contacted at john@hoppinworld.com or on twitter @johnhoppin. Let me know if you have any suggestions about something you want to see or have me do. Or say "What up". For my first post, I decided to go to the library to read Vilem Flusser's Philosophy of Photography. Here...
