Post modern. Post modern. Post modern. Post modern. Post Modern. Post Modern. Post. Modern. Post modern. Post modern, post modern, post modern, post modern. Post-modern. Post modern. Revisionism. Post Post Post Post Post Post. Modern, post. Ipso, modern. Post facto. Post modern.
Post modern, post post post. Modernist, modernity, modernism. Past. Past post. Post. Post Modern. A posteriori. Posterior. Behind. Post modern. Modern post. Modernism, concept. Duchamp. Cranial posterior situational relativism. Post post post. Post post. Post.
Post modern. Warhol. Post modern. Warhol. Post modern. Warhol. Post modern. Warhol.
Post modern. Warhol. Post modern. Warhol. Post modern. Warhol. Post modern. Warhol.
Post modern. Warhol. Post modern. Warhol. Post modern. Warhol. Post modern. Warhol.
Post modern. Warhol. Post modern. Warhol. Post modern. Warhol. Post modern. Warhol.
Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol. Warhol.
Painterly post painterly post. Post painterly. Painted post, modern, post modern. Post post. Neo new. Modernist post modernism. Post post post modern modern modern. Post modern. Post.
Post modern. Deconstruction. Post modern. Fluxus. Post modern. Contemporary. Post modern. Conceptual. Post modern. Relational. Post modern. Dialectic. Post modern. Mininalism. Post modern. Installation. Post modern. Performance. Post modern.
Post modern. Post. Modern. Post modern. Post modern post modern post modern post modern. Post modern.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
Conversation with a co-worker
Him: I was in the diner and this homeless guy was telling his friend about how his girlfriend was murdered and I was, like, uh, I'm trying to eat.
Me: Did you say that to him?
Him: No but it was disgusting. He didn't even order food and I was trying to eat.
Me: So this man was homeless and his girlfriend was murdered and you just made it all about you? And how it wrecked your meal?
Him: Uh, yeah.
Me: That's why I think you're a dick.
Me: Did you say that to him?
Him: No but it was disgusting. He didn't even order food and I was trying to eat.
Me: So this man was homeless and his girlfriend was murdered and you just made it all about you? And how it wrecked your meal?
Him: Uh, yeah.
Me: That's why I think you're a dick.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Open Letter to a Dick
Hey, Romney, I get a refund every year on my income tax but not on my payroll taxes which, on the average, constitutes about nine percent of a low wage person's pay. I don't get food stamps because I don't pay rent as someone lets me sleep for free in a walk in closet and 15.5k gross annual income makes me too wealthy for MedicAid; the temporary coverage I had came with a high deductible and I could use it only because I needed an expensive procedure that met the threshold. If I qualify for temporary restricted care again, I probably won't be able to use it because a $4,443 deuctible is absurdly high -- and purposely so. I don't have a full time, full paying job because there are so few available in my field -- so, yeah, I think I am entitled to some government help, you stupid shit.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
A Cover Story
I recently sent a cover letter with my resume to an arts space in Harford, CT whose job ad asked for an "interesting cover letter". What does that mean? I don't know but here's the letter:
"You have asked for an “interesting” cover letter as part of the submission for the Visual Arts Manager position open at (deleted). Interesting is such an interesting word. In fact, dictionary.reference.com defines it as “1. engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity, 2. arousing a feeling of interest,” which I find is not interesting but boring, if accurate.
"You have asked for an “interesting” cover letter as part of the submission for the Visual Arts Manager position open at (deleted). Interesting is such an interesting word. In fact, dictionary.reference.com defines it as “1. engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity, 2. arousing a feeling of interest,” which I find is not interesting but boring, if accurate.
As it happens, “interesting” is used for a variety of meanings. When one is uncertain of the quality or value of a subject, “interesting” is often applied. It is also used sarcastically when a subject is decidedly uninteresting. And while a person or thing may hold one’s attention, “interesting” is still too ambiguous to explain why one’s attention is held.
It is curious then that you would choose such a word to describe the type of letter you are seeking from applicants. I am sure that cover letters are boring and tedious to read – they certainly are that to write. But wouldn’t you prefer something clever or amusing or creative? Surely these adjectives better describe the art and programs (deleted) offers to the public, and reflect the manner in which the gallery seeks to connect with the Hartford community. After all, it is called the “Creative Cocktail Hour.” Surely, Real Board (Games) is fun and Improvisations are celebratory, not merely interesting.
And why limit yourself to a selection of “interesting” candidates? Are you unsure of the qualities and experience you seek in such candidates? Just what do consider interesting in others? If you are hiring a Visual Arts Manager capable of juggling the daily tasks of the job, curious about art and current events, and eager to engage with the Hartford community then you need someone who is dedicated, creative, intelligent and possessing a fun, lively personality. I like to think these are the traits that define me and are more specific about my ability and perspective than merely “interesting”. I would like to work with an arts organization that embodies these traits and hires others who exhibit them which is why I am submitting my resume and cover letter to you.
I would not be at all interested in working with (deleted). I would, however, be delighted to work with an organization as exciting and important as yours."
I don't know if I will get any response to this but I have applied to this particular center multiple times with no response other than a curt we-said-we'd-let-you-know-if-we-cared when I attempt to follow up. So this time I sent a risky letter and am not contacting them to see if they read it or have considered meeting me. I don't really know anyone in that area who is involved with this center so my chances are greatly diminished from the get go -- this is not my excuse -- art is a stingy bitch, I know -- but at this point why not have some fun with this whole job thing?
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Disappointed; A Criticism
Recently, I attended a presentation at the Westport Arts Center as part of a group and our expectation was to hear about the exhibition Landscape: Scene/Reseen and various artists who contributed. I rarely do these things and was rather excited by the opportunity to spend the day with people I admire, meeting others involved in promoting the visual arts and hearing their thoughts on the content in their own space.
We sat down in rows in front of the vista window and the Director of Visual Arts proceeded to ask us why we find art important. Before any answer of substance was investigated, she was off on a very long diatribe about her own career and all the very impressive things she has achieved, important networks she has created. I know this Prime Minister and that CEO and this group supports us thanks to my efforts.
Don't get me wrong; in the arts these connections are necessary to building and maintaining an institution. Having all those names and faces in your schmooze folder matters. It matters a lot. Those names and faces help get you the money and exposure your institution needs. (There is a vicious cycle issue here at which I am sure you can guess but suffice it for now that these networks help.)
But that was not the reason for my being in that room on that day. I was there to hear about the art work on view. I was curious why they chose that topic and those artists and those specific works. What makes the theme and those works meaningful? What is the basic message you hope people take away with them? How does that work resonate with you? Here's something -- ask us how or why that work resonates with us, after all we did come to look at it.
But no, don't stop at merely telling us why your ego is so huge, please, indulge us with photos of you meeting with some of those very important people in those very special museums you mentioned. I cannot begrudge a person for working so very hard and creating a real presence for an arts center and carving out a solid career for herself in the course. But I can criticize the refusal to differentiate one type of audience from another. I can criticize the fact that in the course of two hours we never had real opportunity to look at the art and discuss any questions or themes it presents. We were there specifcally to view the exhibition and talk about it. I was amazed at the arrogance it took to dismiss such genuine curiosity as if our interest in the art was secondary or meaningless. Let's refresh; her first questions were why we care about art and why we are involved in the arts.
When your own accomplishments become so important to you that you overlook the reason your institution exists, that you dismiss the interest and curiosity visitors bring with them then you are somehow failing in your real task -- to share the arts with the public.
I still don't know why I should go to the Westport Arts Center or why it is an important space or what kind of relationship they seek with the community of which they are a part. I have no idea why the Center finds Landscape a relevant exhibition of works in the contemporary. I do, however, have a suspicion that they are full of themselves in stereotypic Westport fashion.
We sat down in rows in front of the vista window and the Director of Visual Arts proceeded to ask us why we find art important. Before any answer of substance was investigated, she was off on a very long diatribe about her own career and all the very impressive things she has achieved, important networks she has created. I know this Prime Minister and that CEO and this group supports us thanks to my efforts.
Don't get me wrong; in the arts these connections are necessary to building and maintaining an institution. Having all those names and faces in your schmooze folder matters. It matters a lot. Those names and faces help get you the money and exposure your institution needs. (There is a vicious cycle issue here at which I am sure you can guess but suffice it for now that these networks help.)
But that was not the reason for my being in that room on that day. I was there to hear about the art work on view. I was curious why they chose that topic and those artists and those specific works. What makes the theme and those works meaningful? What is the basic message you hope people take away with them? How does that work resonate with you? Here's something -- ask us how or why that work resonates with us, after all we did come to look at it.
But no, don't stop at merely telling us why your ego is so huge, please, indulge us with photos of you meeting with some of those very important people in those very special museums you mentioned. I cannot begrudge a person for working so very hard and creating a real presence for an arts center and carving out a solid career for herself in the course. But I can criticize the refusal to differentiate one type of audience from another. I can criticize the fact that in the course of two hours we never had real opportunity to look at the art and discuss any questions or themes it presents. We were there specifcally to view the exhibition and talk about it. I was amazed at the arrogance it took to dismiss such genuine curiosity as if our interest in the art was secondary or meaningless. Let's refresh; her first questions were why we care about art and why we are involved in the arts.
When your own accomplishments become so important to you that you overlook the reason your institution exists, that you dismiss the interest and curiosity visitors bring with them then you are somehow failing in your real task -- to share the arts with the public.
I still don't know why I should go to the Westport Arts Center or why it is an important space or what kind of relationship they seek with the community of which they are a part. I have no idea why the Center finds Landscape a relevant exhibition of works in the contemporary. I do, however, have a suspicion that they are full of themselves in stereotypic Westport fashion.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Love Poem
I have this image in my mind
of me throwing my arms around your neck
and you wrapping yours around my back,
turning them toward my ribs.
I feel your weight
and hear your breath
and smell your desire.
And yet I don't know
who you are
or if we will ever meet
or if you even exist.
of me throwing my arms around your neck
and you wrapping yours around my back,
turning them toward my ribs.
I feel your weight
and hear your breath
and smell your desire.
And yet I don't know
who you are
or if we will ever meet
or if you even exist.
Monday, May 21, 2012
A Note to the Righteous
Dear Religious Leaders Opposing Obama's call for marriage equality,
Religious and government institutions are decidedly separated here. You don't have to like it and you don't have to perform the rite for homosexuals if it is contrary to your religion. As a society, we don't all agree on the basis for morality or the need for religion. We do, however, have to live in the same space under the same civil construct and as such, the US Constitution is more important than the Bible, Qu'ran, Torah, and so on. You would do well to consider the relationships you foster with other people to be of more immediate significance than the private "relationship" you have with a "god".
Religious and government institutions are decidedly separated here. You don't have to like it and you don't have to perform the rite for homosexuals if it is contrary to your religion. As a society, we don't all agree on the basis for morality or the need for religion. We do, however, have to live in the same space under the same civil construct and as such, the US Constitution is more important than the Bible, Qu'ran, Torah, and so on. You would do well to consider the relationships you foster with other people to be of more immediate significance than the private "relationship" you have with a "god".
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