old meandermumbles
more recent ones
some theory from a past incarnation:
here
on David Labby's The Demystification of Yap (6/3/99)
reddish musings on marx 5/2/99
the originary moment of capital 4/26/99
polemic on kosovo 4/22/99
baudrillard3/98
there
humberto maturana
paul virilio
Hakim Bey
n.Chomsky (a cunning linguist)
freespirit
a testimony, may01
My Good Judge So and So,
i demand your leniency with respect to this fine young man, a citizen of St. Cloud his whole life. Judge, this man is accused of expressing himself. The record indicates that he has damaged property, implying that he has created a mess or broken something. This is false, your honor. The defendant has dug deep into his soul, and with the meager materials at hand, created something that reflects his situation and the situation of the city that he has always known and loved. Your honor, this is what is known as ART, and if you will consider the great artists of our western history, you will notice that across visual, musical, even religious mediums, those truly driven to express their truth, to communicate to people in an artistic way, have always been at loggerheads with the established scheme of property and governance. Such is the case here. And judge, you know well that there has always been state-sponsored fatuous "art", like this high-falutin' art train that rolls into our town with soem beefy grant in tow--to tell us what art is! can you imagine! Art is right here on our streets; if it ruffles the feathers of the landed gentry, well, that is how it has always been. Believe me, they will be clamoring to expropriate its very strokes in generations to come.
One question remains, your honor, and herein lies my faith in your understanding: will you be numbered in the annals of history among those who, in stodgy adherence to the letter of the law written by and for the rich, strove to stifle the flower of creativity and living culture, or will you allow a little space and leniency for the sort of people whose particular truth drives them to transgression?
(rob X faces felony destruction of property charges this summer for tagging the "art train" in early may)
hmmmm...
My Good Judge So and So,
i demand your leniency with respect to this fine young man, a citizen of St. Cloud his whole life. Judge, this man is accused of expressing himself. The record indicates that he has damaged property, implying that he has created a mess or broken something. This is false, your honor. The defendant has dug deep into his soul, and with the meager materials at hand, created something that reflects his situation and the situation of the city that he has always known and loved. Your honor, this is what is known as ART, and if you will consider the great artists of our western history, you will notice that across visual, musical, even religious mediums, those truly driven to express their truth, to communicate to people in an artistic way, have always been at loggerheads with the established scheme of property and governance. Such is the case here. And judge, you know well that there has always been state-sponsored fatuous "art", like this high-falutin' art train that rolls into our town with soem beefy grant in tow--to tell us what art is! can you imagine! Art is right here on our streets; if it ruffles the feathers of the landed gentry, well, that is how it has always been. Believe me, they will be clamoring to expropriate its very strokes in generations to come.
One question remains, your honor, and herein lies my faith in your understanding: will you be numbered in the annals of history among those who, in stodgy adherence to the letter of the law written by and for the rich, strove to stifle the flower of creativity and living culture, or will you allow a little space and leniency for the sort of people whose particular truth drives them to transgression?
(rob X faces felony destruction of property charges this summer for tagging the "art train" in early may)
hmmmm...