Pages
Archives
Tag Archives: Inverted Commas
JG Ballard and the lost English avant garde
“That he was a visionary is beyond question. Countless commentators have mentioned his acute insight into the psychopathology of our time and place: the world of mass media, celebrity, instant communications, electronic iconography, narcissism on a spectacular scale; the world of airport lounges, shopping malls and motorways, of pampered Western communities and endless suburbia; and [...]
Posted in Asides, Feature, Inverted Commas, Literature Also tagged ballard, Literature
Inventing a new poetry
The same people who are murdered slowly in the mechanized slaughterhouses of work are also arguing, singing, drinking, dancing, making love, holding the streets, picking up weapons and inventing a new poetry. ~ Raoul Vaneigem
Posted in Art, Asides, Business, Inverted Commas, Philosophy, Politics Tagged Inverted Commas
Inverted Commas: Andy Warhol
Inverted Commas: Andy Warhol: Interesting Andy Warhol quote via Boing Boing and The Happiness Project: “Actually, I jade very quickly. Once is usually enough. Either once only, or every day. If you do something once it’s exciting, and if you do it every day it’s exciting. But if you do it, say, twice or just [...]
Inverted Commas: On being avant garde
It’s easy to be avant garde when you don’t know what you are doing. via @kirkmitchell on twitter
Posted in Asides Also tagged Asides, avant garde, twitter
Inverted Commas: Samuel Butler