“Interrogates,†“problematizes,†“references,†“transgressive,†“inverts†– these are the words that Richard Lacayo tells us to ban from arts writing. -via Catherine Spaeth: Being at Ease With Difficulty
noachian
Noachian: 1. Of or relating to Noah or his time.2. Antiquated; ancient; long obsolete. The seven Noachian prohibitions are enumerated as applying to the following: (1) idolatry, (2) adultery, (3) murder, (4) robbery, (5) eating of a limb cut from a living animal, (6) the emasculation of animals, (7) the pairing of animals of different [...]
ascertain
ascertain: (v) to entertain with one’s ass
palinode
palinode ( ) n. A poem in which the author retracts something said in a previous poem
carapace of irony
A nicely turned phrase uncovered in the latest MODERN PAINTERS magazine (who I gave up on after finding a de-shirted Devendra Barnhardt on the cober – what is this, SPIN?, but who have recently begun to redeem themselves since their move to New York, though that editor needs to use a less-smackable photo) discussing Vidya [...]
sodaigomi
Listen to this wonderful Japanese term I just learned: SODAGOMI. Literally it means ‘big garbage,’ and refers to trash that can’t be burned. Women use it to describe their husbands, once they retire and just sit around getting in their way. “Can’t burn ‘em!”
epigonic
epigonic: a usually undistinguished follower, imitator, or successor of an important writer, artist, etc… being or having the nature of an epigone; imitative’, as in “His epigonic paintings were nothing like Klee’s.”
thought bubble
Youe remember Adam’s Periphery? Well, it now has its thought bubble installed, and needs something to fill it. John Baca said that this could make or break the piece, as it is the part that will still resonate quite literally after the viewer cranks it, since it quivers when everything else is still. Brinton Jaecks [...]
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”