Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for August 23, 2015
August 22, 2015
August 24, 2015
Transcript:
richard's poor almanac post - post - modernism it's cool. is it art? you be the critic. by richard thompson "this little piggy went to market..." (bisected pig), damien hirst, 1996. challenges my assumptions about chopping up pigs. scathing commentary on english cuisine. "eric the half-a-bee" was better. pigs feet "pigs feet in brine," hamdinger quality meat products. 1999. affirms my assumptions about chopping up pigs. scathing commentary on amer-ican cuisine. "combs in barbicide" was better. dutch edmund morris "dutch," edmund morris, 1999. refreshingly different, like a big lump of elephant dung. a joyous affirmation of airhead-americans. i haven't finished "harry potter" yet. "footstool with reagan's legs," gift to reagan by george bush, circa 1980-89. i'd like to see more presidential stools. gore gave clinton one with 3 legs. answer to "where's the rest of me?"
Sisyphos about 9 years ago
Just because it’s “Post-Post-Modernism” and some self-styled artist announces that it is art, are you really that gullible?
Thomas R. Williams about 9 years ago
ZorkArg about 9 years ago
RE the final frame, we’ve all seem way too much presidential “stool.”
pumaman about 9 years ago
La dee deeOne two threeEric the half a beeA B C D E F GEric the half a bee
For those not familiar it was from a Monty Python sketch
“Very well. Then I would like to buy a bee license….”
strickmaedel about 9 years ago
“Half a bee, philosophically, must ipso facto half not be.”