Most contemporary critiques of consumerism in the art world take themselves much too seriously, demonizing big corporations and herd-mentality label consciousness without contributing much insight aside from “the Man is bad, man.”
Most contemporary critiques of consumerism in the art world take themselves much too seriously, demonizing big corporations and herd-mentality label consciousness without contributing much insight aside from “the Man is bad, man.”
Back home in Hawaii, rap culture is more of a remote abstraction than a cultural phenomenon. It conveys social distinction to wear the garb or listen to the music (we do have MTV there, after all).
Back home in Hawaii, rap culture is more of a remote abstraction than a cultural phenomenon. It conveys social distinction to wear the garb or listen to the music (we do have MTV there, after all).
I had just missed my bus by the narrowest of margins, and the flimsy East 72nd Street bus stop shelter was wholly insufficient to block the penetrating chill of the biblical wind.
I had just missed my bus by the narrowest of margins, and the flimsy East 72nd Street bus stop shelter was wholly insufficient to block the penetrating chill of the biblical wind.
Morningside Heights may be home to Barnard, but Chelsea is home to one of Barnard’s most famous alumnae: Martha Stewart, BC ’63. Her audience begins to line up at the ungodly hour of 8:30 a.m.
Morningside Heights may be home to Barnard, but Chelsea is home to one of Barnard’s most famous alumnae: Martha Stewart, BC ’63. Her audience begins to line up at the ungodly hour of 8:30 a.m.
As an unfortunate consequence of having grown up in Honolulu, I was long convinced that all art galleries were variations on the tacky Wyland showrooms I often passed in Waikiki.
As an unfortunate consequence of having grown up in Honolulu, I was long convinced that all art galleries were variations on the tacky Wyland showrooms I often passed in Waikiki.
