Money

How do artists make a living?Besides the selected few who actually make a living from their work, how can an artist afford to be an artist?The bottom line is: should art pay for itself? Should it be efficient in an economic sense?Most practicing artists either have money...

Transparent games continued

Now that there is no essence, we ask: how is it to see through you? What sort of filter are you?Now that there is no common subject, no us, we say: what is this sum of subject and object?Now that the body is not enough, and that it stops us as ridiculously as ever, we say:...

After the Party

The duporet bujany (translating as something like "ass-rocker") was found at poor design. Poor is the author of several clever designs, the most known being the "peg" pendrive. The design is funny, unfortunately as the owner of one such peg I am less enthusiastic about...

Keeping up the party spirit

the paintings are by Jeff Soto.the chair for partying till you drop is by Sebastian Brajkovic.and the look-what-I-found-upon-returning-to-the-hotel-room photo was taken by the great Cormac Hanley (an interview with him is here, although I must add that his admiration for...

Party

You know I don't usually do this. But this party - Like the Virgins, at Chłodna25 - was a work of art in its own right.Imagine a Madonna-tribute event gone haywire. Gone insane. Gone absolutely wild, illogical, ending up deep into the night somewhere between Abba, death...

Inside Joke

For more images of Emma Hack's work, see here.

Public Art, just not for the public

From Chicago's pride, the Millenium Park, comes a cruel, yet fascinating, story of public art gone wrong.BOTH of the public sculptures it opened recently, one by the Van Berkel atelier, and the other by Zaha Hadid, got damaged by the all-too-loving public.Looks quite nice...

Funnily enough

Life is Everywhere (2004)En Epoch of Clemency (2007?)Hedgehog in a Fog (2004)Talent Can't Be Boozed Away (2004)From Sindbad and International Terrorism (10 Heroic Deeds) (2006)From Sindbad and International Terrorism (10 Heroic Deeds) (2006)From Fucking Fascism (1998)All...

Sensing discourse

"- What is the role of the artist?- To not get tired of running all his life."The Critical Run initiative, by Thierry Geoffroy, at first glance, appears exciting. Lighthearted and simple, yet livening. Take a group of people and make them discuss serious issues - while...

Summertime

There comes a time when sophistication just won't do it.




Photo by Grzegorz Klatka, found here.

Wooster Group's Hamlet (aftermath)

This is not a review. And it will probably remain incomprehensible if you don't at least read what the Wooster Group show is about. So you might want to start off with a positive review and/or a negative one.(And, possibly, move to an insight into how they prepared it....

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