Some details from the Tony Oursler: Imponderable show at MOMA:

Spirit photo

Houdini demonstrates how to fake a spirit photo

Illustration of how to fake a seance (Oursler on right)

Quilt as guest book in the home of Fulton Oursler & Grace Perkins

Einstein declining to participate in spiritualist shenanigans

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Territorial dispute!

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Reno Dakota is selling his house, and I really want this. Along with, oh, all the rest of the furniture. And the wallpaper.

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One local friend has an identical house to ours, and ambitions far exceeding anything we could imagine. He has spent a huge amount of time sourcing (and refurbishing) accurate, matching doorknobs for all four floors of his brownstone.

I am impressed.

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