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April 15, 2006
Why Not to Take Neomarxisme On the Road in Verbalized Form
Oops.
Last night, I found myself at a gallery opening for a NY'er responsible for the world's greatest T-shirt (NWA + a wizard), and I ran into a Japanese Green Carder whom I have not seen in quite a while. I was filling him in on my subjective boredom with the current Tokyo scene, and after having my esophagus sponsored by Black Label for a half hour, I spotted the foreign girl standing next to him wearing a bag decorated with characters created by a certain Japanese artist - let's call the person "Jasper Johns" - whom I have accused of plagiarism many times on this blog. (In fact, Neomarxisme is the #1 Google site for searches on the standard Japanese order of this artist's name.) My Japanese friend did not know of this artist and this person's past transgressions, so I launched into a thirty-second summary of my general tirade - at which point, the person NEXT to the person with the bag in question suddenly glared my way.
Everyone shuffles out casually a minute later, and I ask my friend two seats down from me, whom were you just talking to? "Jasper Johns," she says.
Now if I had known this artist was standing right in front of me, I would have not been so loud and spiteful and certainly would not have mentioned the album cover pakuri that spawned a lawsuit. I would have introduced myself, complimented the artist on his/her fabulous work and new book, and then aired my bile BEHIND HIS/HER BACK. That's what these parties are for in the first place.
Posted by marxy at April 15, 2006 11:20 PM
Comments
wow.
Posted by: graham at April 16, 2006 3:03 AM
so you think peple can't be just polite ?
Posted by: porandojin at April 16, 2006 4:26 AM
isn't "being polite" just lying to someones face? then talking about how you were "just being polite" after the person has left?
Posted by: trevor at April 16, 2006 5:00 AM
Ahh.. Good for you Marxy. Hacks deserve what they get.
Posted by: Reality Bites at April 16, 2006 6:38 PM
You should link your old post man - I've been feeling pretty grumpy toward the art world recently and I'd love to see it.
Posted by: db at April 16, 2006 9:16 PM
A search of this blog for "pakuri" will turn up the older posts on this topic.
Way to go Marxy!
Posted by: Slim at April 17, 2006 3:17 PM
best thing I've heard all day!!!!
Posted by: Chris_B at April 17, 2006 10:14 PM