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inaniloquent

Are we even literate?

Dec 29, 2005 00:19

Montgomery, did we learn about Basquiat in Humanities? Jeez, certify my idiocy for not being interested the first time if we did. I was watching a show on American art history and I was captivated by his segment. His use of words as an abstraction in his paintings was insanely intriguing. He's definitely one of my favorites now ( Read more... )

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jamaismieux December 29 2005, 10:03:15 UTC

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oxlahun December 29 2005, 14:22:59 UTC

Yeah, there's good stuff on PBS. :) Basquiat's so recent it's unlikely he got more than a passing mention in a high school class. It's not Monty's fault; there's always been way too much art to cover effectively. Plus, it's hard to tell in 2005 what's important from 1985.

I'm a little disappointed the show didn't go a little further with the media theme and look at Nam-June Paik. He's not as revolutionary as Warhol, maybe, but his use of media and its artifacts is clearly another descendant of Duchamp.

The definitive Duchamp collection (indeed, much of his estate) is at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It's worth the price of admission just for that room.

inaniloquent December 29 2005, 23:55:38 UTC

I love PBS probably more than an eighteen year old should. But I can't watch more than five minutes of MTV without wretching. So. Stupid. Did you know they are running an ad campaign where they sarcastically say "We don't play music." Oh, they do. AT THREE IN THE EFFING MORNING.

Go PBS.

insomniacmonty December 29 2005, 16:13:36 UTC

It wasn't in the Art & Civ book, but I showed a few slides of his stuff. Since you like Duchamp so much, re-visit Rauschenberg sometime. Remember his combines? They're a direct descendent of Duchamp's ready-mades.