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What song do you never want to hear again?: That one by Coldplay, you know, all of them.
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9:59 AM

samktg commented on "Positive, Uplifting, and Invigorating Art" to "Offset Grey Days".

@4, People on Slog are eager to talk about books, movies, TV, comedy, and music – Slog cares about art. The audience is too general, though, to sustain the kind of art discussion you might find on an overtly art world blog like Hyperallergic. Contemporary art is esoteric, and the language surrounding it is oblique. It's not integrated into most people's everyday lives the way other art cultures are. It's hard for most people to meaningfully engage with contemporary art, and when it doesn't click, I think most people feel excluded and even stupid. And while Slog isn't most people, it certainly isn't Hyperallergic. Responses to contemporary art postings on Slog are mostly always going to be crickets... or hostile.

Jen deserves a better audience, really. Contemporary art could change to fit people's lives better, too.

8:12 AM

samktg commented on "Positive, Uplifting, and Invigorating Art" to "Offset Grey Days".

"What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity, devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter, an art which could be for every mental worker, for the businessman as well as the man of letters, for example, a soothing, calming influence on the mind, something like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue." Can't believe no one mentioned Matisse.

My guess is they think it will bring in buyers who are afraid of the "criticality" so pervasive in contemporary art, but still want to be seen as patrons of the arts.

Jun 11

samktg commented on Jeff Koons, White Preschooler Supplicant to the White One Percent.

@13, I agree, it's a bit simple, and is cause for confusion with regards to the actual classical sculptures incorporated and the postmodern practice. Frankly, though, I despise Koons (on a level that goes well beyond more common negative opinions) and thought the review did an otherwise lovely job of dragging his name and work through the mud.

Jun 11

samktg commented on Jeff Koons, White Preschooler Supplicant to the White One Percent.

@6, Modernism and classicism don't refer here to 20th century MoMA-approved art or to the reformulation of classical ideals. As I read it, Modernism here means something more like "socially transformative" while classicism aligns more closely with "conservative" or even "regressive." It gets particularly confusing because Koons has made a postmodern raid on classical sculpture. And yeah, it's decadent.

Just go read the article on Hyperallergic, Yau gives Koons a sound metaphorical drubbing. It's fun to watch, even if you already have a solid opinion on Koons.

Jun 11

samktg commented on Jeff Koons, White Preschooler Supplicant to the White One Percent.

I like to imagine I live in a reality where neither Koons nor Gagosian nor even Zwirner exist. I salute Yau for his fortitude in dealing with all three.

What really stuck out in the article for me was this line, almost an aside:

It is not painting that is dead, but the repeated use of Pop culture as an unconsidered source, an easy go-to pool of images.

It mostly is lazy, and it's a convenient way for the wealthy to enjoy "low" culture without the "low" people. It drives me up the wall.

Jun 5

samktg commented on Why I Ride Fearlessly Without A Helmet.

So, when you catch your front wheel in a streetcar track, and you crack your helmet-less head open when you flip over handlebars, you're doing your part to bring on the anarchist utopia? Carry on please.

May 17

samktg commented on Introducing Yahoomblr?.

Well, it had a good run.

May 17

samktg commented on It's Spring! Who's Ready for Street Harassment?.

Weird how the only post of any substance in this thread according to TheMisanthrope is based in evo-psych.

May 13

samktg commented on Passenger Ejected from Plane for Singing "I Will Always Love You".

Rebooking her, I mean. I have no idea if they helped her make other arrangements or not.

May 13

samktg commented on Passenger Ejected from Plane for Singing "I Will Always Love You".

The possibility that this was the result of a diabetic episode is really not all that bizarre. Episodes of hypoglycemia, caused by taking too much insulin, can cause people to behave in really weird and unexpected ways. The flight crew can handle situations like these however they want (I really can't blame them for not thinking to offer her a glass of juice), but if this woman really is diabetic, and this behavior was caused by a severely low blood sugar, AA is in the wrong for refusing to help her make other arrangements.