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The Artist Has Left the Building: “Exit Through the Gift Shop”

July 20, 2010 By Clare Ultimo

It seems there are a lot of issues raised with the film "Exit Through the Gift Shop": Was it a mockumentary? Is this Mr. Brainwash a "real" artist, or is he just conning the audience with a fake French accent and those dumb lamb chop sideburns? Is this art a joke on the art world? Is the art world a joke? Etc. etc. I thought the film was really provocative, but maybe not in the same way that reviewers are talking about it. And maybe it is a joke, on everyone, even the collectors (yeah) who are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Variations of Now Tagged With: Art Directors are Artists, Banksy, Exit Through the Gift Shop, Mr Brainwash, Shepard Fairey, the elephant in the room, Thierry Guetta

Happy Birthday to My Angelheaded Hipster

March 12, 2010 By Clare Ultimo

"My French Canadian roamin-eyed blue-eyed bum, my movie star-lookin wordsmith extraodinaire"…Whatever dimension you're hanging out in tonight, Ti Jean, here's a funny poem I wrote to you. Since my theory is that the internet is a kind of inorganic (?) nervous system, even though you're no longer on this planet, I think you’ll get it. I love you. X what I would have called him I wouldn't want to sound pretentious. I would have said "my friend Jack" if people asked me about him. Actually, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Variations of Now Tagged With: 1922, angelheaded hipster, Jack Kerouac's Birthday, Kerouac in NY, Kerouac's 88 birthday, King of the Beats, March 12

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