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West of Naples, along the Tyrrhenian coast, sits the storied Lake Avernus. Situated in a volcanic crater, its Latin name is synonymous with hell or the underworld, and to the ancient Romans, it was considered the portal to Hades. Dante Alighieri echoed the belief in his seminal Inferno. More recently, Anish Kapoor set out to explore the notion in a striking new entrance to the Monte Sant’Angelo subway station in central Naples. “In the city of Mount Vesuvius and Dante’s mythical entrance to the Inferno, I found it important to try and deal with what it really means to go underground,” the artist says.
Kapoor is renowned for large-scale sculptures and installations that tap into visceral psychological experiences, from a perpetually swirling whirlpool of black water in “Descension” to a meat-like slab of wax being wedged through a doorway in “Svayambhu,” which references a Sanskrit word meaning “self-born.” And, of course, there’s the iconically mirrored “Cloud Gate,” known fondly as “The Bean,” in downtown Chicago.
“At Monte Sant’Angelo station, three integral themes of Kapoor’s practice have coalesced in more potent form than ever: the mythological object, the body, and the void,” a statement says. The artist’s design for two separate entrances, initiated more than two decades ago, tap into his interest in dualistic relationships like internal and external experiences or lightness and darkness.
Kapoor’s two entrances exist in dialogue with one another, as one is made from weathered steel with a rusty patina that suggests an amorphous bodily form. The other is conceived as something of the inverse, where a tubular steel form is presented more smoothly and “cleanly” while likewise hovering over travelers like a mysterious system or gigantic conduit.
“The station is a remarkable symbiosis of sculpture and architecture, a dynamic that has always been a central force in Kapoor’s work,” a statement says. “Kapoor’s work both holds and creates the new space in which it is experienced.”
Explore dozens of works on Kapoor’s website, and discover even more artistic subway stations around the world.
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icanhascheezburger_feedOne of the things that we love the most about our cats - and trust us, there are many of them - is how derpy cats are. It's just- delightful. Yes, our cats sleep a lot, and they don't do much besides that most of the time, but whenever they are not sleeping, you never know what they have in store for you. Never a dull meowment. One moment, everything is chill, and the next, your cat is chasing invisible ghosts around your house.
We have come up with a description for our cats that we think describes this phenomenon purrfectly. From this day onward, we crown our cats with the title "derpy little gremlins of cuteness". And every cat owner that will see this description will stop, smile gently, and nod - because they know, just instinctively, how accurate it is. And yes, they love their cats and derpiness just as much as we do.
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The X-Men get mind controlled by the Brood, because of course they do.
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icanhascheezburger_feedIt's not easy being a fat cat on a diet, just ask Gimley! This big boy has been put on a diet. For a cat, this is basically torture. He likes to eat, so sue him! Unfortunately, he has no say in the matter… Or does he? Turns out this guy is a smart one! Instead of trying to sneak into the cat food or go to the neighbors for extra treats, he has found a better technique that seems to make everyone happy! He has realized when he brings home a kitten with him, he then gets to get the delicious kitten food! So, he has started finding stray and injured kittens to bring home. His mom knows that he's simply doing this to get the good food, but in the meantime, it is also helping out the stray kitties in the area. So though she is frustrated it is messing up his diet, she is happy to help all these little kitties. Gimely, however, is just doing the good deeds for the good, baby! And you know what? Heck yeah! He deserves the treats.
icanhascheezburger_feedShelters go through an insane number of kittens every year, with kitties flying off the shelves and leaving nothing but milk bottles and shredded feather dusters in their wake. However, some shelter cats don't get selected by prospective families, and those are the seniors. Old, crusty, and forgotten, senior cats rarely get a second glance from the perusers at the animal shelter.
But this old crusty cat, a 16-year-old orange cat named Nuji, must have tugged on the heartstrings of a particularly empathetic rescuer. Although her friends were telling her to get a kitten and help them enter a world full of love, she decided instead to give an old guy a second chance at a beautiful life, turning this senior cat's life expectancy from 3 months to infinity. Turns out, love goes a long way when an elderly cat realizes they've got a chance to touch grass and wander in the public park, living the life they always dreamed of from behind the bars of the rescue cage.
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