September 2010
10 posts
The Soul of Man Under Socialism
And while we’re on the subject. This is one of the wisest things ever written on art. Take it away Oscar:
http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/hist_texts/wilde_soul.html
chto delat?
“So I lost most of this post half written last night, typical! Mac Book Pro just froze without warning. Shit happens, so I’ll just have to piece it together again as best I can. I visited the ICA on my day off last week to see this exhibition by a troupe of Russian artists Chto Delat, from the Russian of Lenin’s famous phrase “What is to be done?”. Really...
Eataly, NYC
Eataly off 5th Avenue Manhattan last week Thursday - an indoor marketplace promoting Italian food and design. I had this bruschetta and tomato salad at a marble countered kiosk in the middle of the emporium. One of the freshest salads I have ever had and washed down with a Lurisia chinotto. Italian food really really only does fresh ingredients.
Tony Manero
Where do I start with this film?! I saw it almost 3 weeks ago but it is still etched into my memory - an eccentric little film that is as nasty as it is singular in its vision. It features an ugly narrative and one of the most despicable protagonists you’ll ever meet and some of the most repulsive sex scenes ever committed to celluloid. Set in 1970s after the CIA coup deposed Salvador...
