I’ll Make An Exception
By Mitch Berg
I’ve said it in the past; conservatives need to engage the world of art. Not as opponents, necessarily (although there is much to criticize in art – both in specific pieces of it, songs and paintings and plays and what-not, but the way art is practiced in our society, especially the big, grant-driven institutional “arts” organizations) and consumers, but as participants.
And I’ll stand by that.
That said, I believe a strike force from “Complete Rejection of Asinine Performance-art” (CRAP), with tear gas and attack dogs, would have been better and more appropriate in responding to this bit here.
“ooh, look – a cynical critique of the hustle and bustle of the hopeless bourgeois life. We, the artists, who exist an a more noble plane, will silently mock their exertions, then scamper, giggling, away, wrapped in our smug sense of superiority”.
OK, maybe this bit caught me in a bad mood. It happens.
Discuss amongst yourselves – the only ground rule is that nobody may use the term “Neo-Con” even once.
But don’t get me started on that vacuous publicity-monger Spencer Tunick. Definitely tear gas and dogs for him.
UPDATE: You’re right. I was wrong. I wrote the above after a crappy day.
Objection withdrawn.
Except for the Spencer Tunick bit.
March 17th, 2008 at 6:58 am
It’s Improv Everywhere. Regular people (including our mutual pal Beeeej), who sign up for urban pranks. They got on the subway without pants one time. Lighten up. You’re projecting.
http://improveverywhere.com/
March 17th, 2008 at 8:00 am
Here’s a photoset for
No Pants 2k8.
“ooh, look – a cynical critique of the hustle and bustle of the hopeless bourgeois life. We, the artists, who exist an a more noble plane, will silently mock their exertions, then scamper, giggling, away, wrapped in our smug sense of superiority”.
Get a grip. Can’t the right enjoy anything?
March 17th, 2008 at 8:14 am
AC,
Well, that’s different. “No Pants” is always funny.
Hey, AC – speaking of Grand Central, that’s where I’ll be in about a month…
TiSP,
This isn’t “the right”. This is me. And as I said, it was a crummy day – one where I could empathize with the guy on the skidlifter.
ON a different day, who knows. To say otherwise would be a rampant generalization. So, as they say, get a grip.
March 17th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Sorry for the generalization. Now if you’ll excuse me I have to don my alpaca, get in my Volvo and drive to an anti-war, pro-rape vigil.
March 17th, 2008 at 10:27 am
LOL.
Well played.
March 17th, 2008 at 10:29 am
So, when ‘Tim in StP’ says:
“Can’t the right enjoy anything?”
I should say:
“Can ‘Tim in StP’ use less gross, distorting generalization?”
and not:
“Can ‘the left’ use less gross, distorting generalization?”
or am I safe either way? 😉
March 17th, 2008 at 10:50 am
Aw, c’mon, Mitch, that was funnier than hell. Any time a group of 200 people want to inject a bit of the surreal into our lives, that’s okay with me.
I think that you’re reading a lot into the “message” that probably isn’t there.
And to the best of my knowledge, this “art” did not receive any public funds. 🙂
March 17th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
http://www.extrememortman.com/bush-administration/from-neocons-to-neocars/
Peeve move to Oregon?