Tag Archives: Avner Mandelman

china: year of the fat cats

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Dave

The Associated Press recently reported that Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Katy Perry have all been deemed threats to “cultural national security” in China, and that the government is surveilling, reprimanding and controlling content on music websites in a protracted effort … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged ai weiwei, al weiwei, Avner Mandelman, Banksy, beyonce, john dewey, kate perry, katy perry, Lady Gaga, Leah McLaren, Neil Reynolds, Paul Krugman, sarah mclachlan, Thorstein Veblen, Yue Minjun | Leave a comment

Art As Rhetoric Prepared Medium Rare

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Dave

Soutine once shocked his neighbours by hanging a side of beef in his garret so he could paint it. The carcass collected fleas, putrified , and this death on exhibition alarmed the tenants to bring the gendarmes to put an … Continue reading →