humanity

Artist Ron Mueck.

-J.

Jarmusch, you filthy artist

Dry like a saltine. Unnerving as your first funeral. “Stranger than Paradise” is so beautifully constructed that even single freeze frames look like master minded photography (yeah, I actually did take the time to freeze frame those shots.)

Critics, while on a desperate hunt for the least rotten apple in the orchard,  praise “Up in the Air” for its feeble attempt to discuss self imposed isolation and loneliness.  Good topic, bullshit film. “Stranger than Paradise,” with its unlikeable characters and frequent awkward silences, really sheds light on the pain of the human experience. Needless to say, I loved every second of it.

Plus, director Jim Jarmusch is from Ohio ergo he must be a fucking genius.

LOVE,

J.

oh yes.

As promised, Korn Komix strikes again. Check the site.

Better yet, bookmark it.

-J.

the future is stupid

Putting a (literal) twist on the Night in the Museum phenomena, sans a Stiller, artist Cai Qup Qiang perfectly positions wolf replicas in a way that makes one wonder if these canines may have once been members of the woodland version of the  synchronized swim team. It is kitschy and cute. It’s entertaining, a word that isn’t always taken as a compliment in the art world, as evident in the New York Sun article which explains the controversy surrounding Qiang’s newest collection. Specifically drawing debate is the issue that Qiang’s exhibit, through failing to comment on political or social issues, in no way incorporates an intellectual element to his creation of art and instead overly emphasizes the less esteemed ‘entertainment factor.’ But I take art reviews with a grain of salt, as should you. Sure, this exhibit is a little obvious. You know, in the way that it is perfectly ‘postable’ for Design Boom or Kanye’s blog. But hey, there is nothing wrong with liking a piece not because it is highfalutin or gut wrenching, but sometimes you just like it  ’cause it is cool.

-J.

Truisms

Artist Jenny Holzer (link)

-J.

Translation destroys meaning, beauty

“Andábamos sin buscarnos, pero sabiendo que andábamos para encontrarnos”

“We walked aimlessly about without looking for each other, but knowing that we walked aimlessly about to find each other”

Quote by Julio Cortazar, translation is my own

-J.

Fumie Sasabuchi

…still to cheery for my taste.

-J.