Posts tagged theory
The End of Postmodernity
And so this creative territory, something of an incubatory period: own it, know it’s potential because you do. Trust it; truly utilize it—have no relationship to doubt, ever really, but especially as it presages Creative Liberation. Yet at the same time, in the comforts of familiarity, you must always recall growth is new and uncomfortable—so don’t seek comfort, don’t seek the qualities that you’ve gained from before. As the new you, create Today. Otherwise, yourself you deceive. Let go of the feeling. It’s time for us to leave the comfort zone—time to create something new.
Liu Xiaobo
Why is Art So Damn Expensive? (ArtBeast)
Despite the flatlined economy, the art market has been roaring. In the first half of this year, total worldwide art sales hit a record of €4.3 billion ($5.8 billion), up 34 percent from 2010, according to the French Web site Artprice.com. The same site reports that 663 works jumped past the million-euro mark during that period, 200 more than in the first six months of 2008, which once held the record.
The top art prices may have little to do with classic economics. Noah Horowitz, whose Art of the Deal is a crucial text on the subject
TIME US vs International Covers; ”News”… is true but (very) partial.
“A is for Artist”— To your left is photographer Shaun Behrent. Although the space was tight with people, we found some time to drop. I really like Shaun’s perspective… it gives new meaning to his familiar subjects, like a fixture of Coney Island.
And what is creativity but freedom? And what is freedom, but the choosing of More… real creativity focuses on what is possible, and not merely what is wrong.
www.thewestbrooklyn.com to view Shaun’s work.
We must preserve the dignity of modernity even while we attempt to overcome the disaster of modernity.
Being trendy is ironic. There’s nothing unique about the status-quo. Yet most publications on culture only focus on trends, occasionally peering into the future.
