Tag Archives: John Baldessari

eternally recurring youth

A narcissism? A fear of emotion? What does it mean to be human? The death of Mike Kelley this past month forces one to put the concept of the avant-garde on trial; a spotlight on this never grow old, eternally … Continue reading

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heavy wadders

Crap. Rubbish. Shit. A higher truth about our world: all baloney. The underclass image of kitsch rubbish is simply part of the capitalist upper class. An accessory item. An option to be sold short. The ethical cachet of defiant rebelliousness … Continue reading

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first clever then banal: empty magic

The nihilistic hollowness of Baldessari; the emotional and intellectual vacuum at its core. The implied sadism and hatred of humanity.Is this a kind of messianic art , one that allows for an inverse association between what is profane and the … Continue reading

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trout mask replicas: diving without masks

Ostensibly, they were deeply in love. Objectively, they were talented artists.Very talented.  The suicides, one week apart of Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake are now branded as the “Golden Suicides”, coming to a theater near you, hang your hat on … Continue reading

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SKULLDUGGERY AND DEATH AS A READY MADE

Damien Hirst’s new show is using skulls of famous French artistic figures who have been disinterred and sent to the Pantheon, the mausoleum of France’s most honored citizens.That is the rumor. He is confronting the existential crisis in Art by … Continue reading

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