An archive where I am able to publish my thoughts. I am a very crude thinker and I much appreciate any response or critique. These thoughts I believe to be m...
Art must take place outside of galleries, and away from those who place a hold on aesthetics (Like critics, connoisseurs or ‘cultured’ people). Locations of ordinary life – city streets, bus stops, building walls – are all apt locations for works of art. The internet is a democratic space (for the most part). The world occurs online, and provides itself as a prime location for a work of art.…
Fine art does not mean anything to anyone. It does not help the Cashier catch a break. It does not help the Janitor rinse their mops. Fine art prefers to feed the wealthy over the homeless. Such art, as the neoliberal economy has concocted, places it in service of torture. Consider the working minority, who's every experience is a reminder that they are a second-class citizen to the world. The…
It is seldom that one finds any hint of emotion, complexity and intelligence in anything other than what people often refer to as the "low" arts. The idea that such arts can be distinguished by prevelence of entertainment and commodity is laughable when we consider that such "Fine" arts are an inbred mixture of both. It is becoming increasingly apparent that such "fine" art is becoming…
Humanity has been controlled in the most efficient of ways. Even in such individualist cultures, authenticity is feigned and filtered through a myriad of systems, the likes of which could make Foucault vomit. To be one's self in our contemporary age is to adhere to a kind of guideline, to do one's makeup in a certain way, to purchase clothing at a certain outlet, to espouse certain opinions, read…
The bourgeoise will not save you. They will not lay down their slimy hand to lift you up. They will not fight for your freedoms, they will not live amongst you. There is no such thing as a socialist bourgeoise. They will not take up the weapon and fight along side you, they will chastise you from the comfort of their ivory towers. They will sabotage your every move and demand you waste your time…
The gallery is a kind of factory. This is not how it wants you to see itself, and it does a wonderful job at hiding the disgusting underbelly of its form. Peel behind the bark of the art world, and one finds a horror of insect-like beasts, the vomit-inducing organs lined by neoliberal, laissez-faire capitalism. The purpose of the gallery is as follows: To instigate the production of art. To excite…
In the recesses of a gallery, two figures stand side by side. One is an artist, and one is not. I have not detailed which side the artist stands on. How can we differentiate between the two? What separates one from the other? It is privilege. I write this as someone who had been thrown into the rung of poverty in my youth, so my understanding of privilege is rather broad. However, there is no…
Preface: I do not intend to argue against the existence of Artists, nor against any activities that would constitute the practice of one. I am against the definition of "Artist" and its use as an identity. All people are are constituents of their humanity. Those who are motivated by fear subsequently rush toward the shelter of identity. In particular is the one who's existence is rather…
To preface, I am writing this from an outside view of the legal system. These are simply observations from afar, nothing more. To ask of law and crime retrieves a simple answer: "A set of rules that structure individuals within a society". To ask what a law is, means to open an antiquated tome to find linguistic definitions, outlines and so on. A law, perhaps, is constituted of ideas, regulations…
There is very little to be done in order to prove that competition has been a rather destructive and regressive force when applied to a society. Many of us are acutely aware of this and are living under such backward systems, wherein "competition" may be more accurately described as lottery, as fixed classes of wealth, income, privilege and opportunity. That these supposedly competitive systems…