By Sebastien Boncy on October 25, 2012
Yikes! That’s it? I can’t believe that In Appropriation at HCP is closing already. I’ve been thinking about the show quite a bit. And while I’ve been thinking, the clock’s been ticking. The show ends this weekend, and I still don’t have a rock solid angle. Here are some tentative thoughts in the hopes [...]
Posted in Monocular | Tagged Aaron Schuman, Adam Broomberg, Broomberg & Chanarin, Charlotte Cotton, Esther Teichmann, Gordon Gekko, Harlan Ellison, hcp, Hergé, houston center for photography, In Appropriation, Jon Lovitz, Melinda Gibson, Michael Douglas, michael wolf, Oliver Chanarin, Pablo Picasso, Queen Latifah, Repent Harlequin Said The Ticktockman, Seba Curtis, Terry Gilliam, The Crab with The Golden Claws, The Photograph as Contemporary Art, Tintin |
By Sebastien Boncy on September 19, 2012
Can I admit that I get a major kick out of this image? That I am thankful for it? Can I say this without losing a significant portion of the readership? I hope so. Yes, it is a racist caricature, and I implore you to believe me when I tell you that my thrill is [...]
Posted in Monocular | Tagged Abstract Expressionism, Albert Uderzo, American Made, Arthur Rothstein, Buddhism, Buddhist Art, David Hickey, Dust Storm Oklahoma, George Bellows, Hergé, Incognegro, Jacob Lawrence, John Powers, Kimiki Powers, mat johnson, mfah, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Portrait of Florence Pierce, René Goscinny, Soga Shōhaku, The Brown Angel, Toni Morrison, Unrivalled Splendor, Western Hunter, Will Eisner |