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“Let's go back to the beginning of human creation when Adam and Eve first met in the Garden. How do you think they greeted each other?”
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“Lawn art most overtly serves as a creative outlet from the conformity inherent in suburban ideology.“
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Art Privatization

05/08/05

by J. Eliis

Art should be brought to the public in the most democratic, egalitarian way. All culture is inherently popular and political, and all creativity is referential. No one can create something that is devoid of influence (even minimalism has an intellectual history and progression). Thus, it is irresponsible for wealthy individuals and institutions to privatize cultural artifacts. In this Devil’s Advocate, I try to rationalize a defense for privatization to better understand my case against it. read article

The Plastic Pink Flamingo

05/08/05

by J. Eliis

This strange artifact embodies both the values and the anxieties that marked the second half of the twentieth century. Relentlessly appropriated to suit the ever-changing intentions of its possessors,
the pink flamingo has transgressed boundaries from its contagious popularity among the post-war working class to its role as a scapegoatfor yuppie materialism. read article

The Art of the Greeting

05/08/05

by A. Cardasis

At some point most parents teach the etiquette of the general greeting to their children. Phone etiquette when calling friends, the uncomfortable (yet mandatory) greeting of distant relatives, the firm introductory handshake-all of these moments are coached by conscientious parents so that their child can avoid inheriting the reputation of an ill-mannered boor. read article

“A truly democratic approach to art and culture dissemination is extremely difficult when one person is in charge of this process, for reasons similar to why communism failed.” read article

“While art historians are trained to care about perspective, patronage, and portraiture history, the public really doesn’t care beyond the aesthetic value of the picture. The rest becomes intelligentsia-driven drivel.” read article