terms: homologous
homologous – having the same evolutionary origin but serving different functions; “the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous”
beauty and avant-grade
Another great quote from Trinh Minh-ha, this one from an interview conducted by Rob Stephenson in Framer Framed. This widespread tendency to condemn beauty in certain political and artistic milieus should be situated in an ideological context, which views beauty and politics, beauty and politics, beauty and life as being mutually exclusive. Both those who [...]
me wrestling
That’s me. The little one. I got my ass kicked. No weight classes in West African Wreslting, it seems.
folk art as kitsch
So, if kitsch is post-modernised folk art, than my symbolic but useless faux-folk art is dangerously close to kitsch, which I deplore for its cowardly tongue-in-cheek. This came up after reading this: From Clement Greenbarg, the Avant-garde and Kitsch Where there is an avant-garde, generally we also find a rear-guard. True enough — simultaneously with [...]
use: product vs. object
Sal Randolph’s piece on Social Architectures as Artforms has shown me a new perspective for thinking about the notion of the useless art object. Use is both constructive and destructive; it always reconstructs. Contemplation, as in the traditional art experience, is neither destructive nor constructive, it takes a passive stance—the receptive. Use is ruthless and [...]
authentic electrons
I find myself this morning with two trains of thought throttling through my head, although ‘throttling’ may not be the proper term, as a lot of crisp spring air is sweeping through those trains. Living as beyond authorizing the authentic moment This is related to PostColonialism. The first quote is from The Empire Writes Back: [...]
saltz does babylon
Saltz’ babylon 2000-2005!
everyone dies in november
“everyone dies in november” My mom just said that. I can’t believe no-oine has said that before. It would be a beautiful title for a book.