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languid luxury: the quicksand complex

Inertia as the root of evil. Is it the same as laziness? What to make of leisure present in the ideologized function of art where an aesthetic of laziness seems connected to the notion of conspicuous consumption, comparative preferences and … Continue reading

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garbage in-garbage out

The imperial infants.A baby formula, pablum, to convert sometimes vague, sometimes intense, but always complex emotions into a kind of trouble-free zone, a la-la land of pretend. Kitsch. The temptation. The seduction of idealized desire; to replace a higher and … Continue reading

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aspen: thinking within a box

Aspen magazine. thinking outside the box.as without from within… by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): This is ASPEN Magazine (issue #4, spring 1967) – the magazine IN A BOX!!!! this is the final issue (so far as i know.) each issue was … Continue reading

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moods for moderns

Modernism has become retro…. by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): For my money, the philosophical dialog of ‘modernism’ is probably the most important and the single most interesting and intriguing intellectual/creative discussion of the last century, maybe even in the history of … Continue reading

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modernism: where do we go from here?

Modernism and artistic expression in the face of the human condition Art Chantry: Art@artchantry.com For my money, the philosophical dialog of ‘modernism’ is probably the most important and the single most interesting and intriguing intellectual/creative discussion of the last century, … Continue reading

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