I wrote the essay, cited the facts as required, but the artist still rejected the essay. No reason was given but I suspected it might be because I’m a shit writer. But you can be the judge of that.
The Spaces Between the Letters: Jon Campbell
I’m willing to give the cab driver the benefit of the doubt because he looks a lot like the American comedian…
Really, really, really, really great
“Anytime we’re talking about cultural objects like Avatar, in a corporate dominant culture, we are playing with fire, clearly. When…
Any Imaginable Future
“…New research […] shows that a major ice age was narrowly missed just before the industrial revolution , probably because…
Beyond the Reach of Archaeology
“In English, the word “apocalypse”—ety. Greek, n. apo (un-) + kaluptein (-veil)—has three non-exclusive meanings. The first and most common is simply the end…
Olde English Art
With Perry’s art his point of view is so much part of the work that if you don’t agree with it or think it’s particularly funny, there’s not much else there.
Kipple
JR – Kipple is useless objects, like junk mail or match folders after you use the last match or gum…
Infinite possibilities of the sky: expanding the Ballardian aesthetic
Donald Judd’s large concrete sculptures take on the imperial majesty of grey highways, desert landing strips or the causeways of a NASA launch facility…