tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173447004325629497.post8928155498367884848..comments2023-08-10T03:05:06.576-07:00Comments on The Fish-Eyed Stare:: Modern Art as an Indicator of DisorderShaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17366763552963550033noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173447004325629497.post-62684723993903949742007-11-26T23:07:00.000-08:002007-11-26T23:07:00.000-08:00Most rebellions or “revolutions” are, as you say, ...Most rebellions or “revolutions” are, as you say, simply another part of the spectacle, and do little but change the dressings while the methods remain the same. Such decent is the kind you see advertised on TV or “debated” in the entertainment-news media. It’s as effective as democracy (see: it’s not effective!)<BR/><BR/>However it’s dangerous to lump all rebellious action into this social complacency because there dose exist genuine descent. In the realm of contemporary art I would posit the fascinating personages of <A HREF="http://d-sites.net/english/nitsch.htm" REL="nofollow">Hermann Nitsch</A> and <A HREF="http://artscenecal.com/ArticlesFile/Archive/Articles2007/Articles0307/KiJonesA.html" REL="nofollow">Kim Jones</A>. These men are largely exempt from the capitalist schema because the bulk of their work disregards recompense. From such an outsider position on can legitimately criticize the system.<BR/><BR/>As far as terrorism, and at the risk of sounding like a nutty conspiracy theorist, I am not certain to what degree such acts against the modern West are undesirable to the eco-political oligarchy. That is to say: there seems to be evidence suggesting such things are constructed, nurtured and directed from within.Shaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366763552963550033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173447004325629497.post-88578349487424124442007-11-26T11:36:00.000-08:002007-11-26T11:36:00.000-08:00This post is reminiscent of Guy Debord:"Struggles ...This post is reminiscent of Guy Debord:<BR/><BR/>"Struggles between forces, all of which have been established for the purpose of running the same socioeconomic system, are thus officially passed off as real antagonisms. In actuality these struggles partake of a real unity..."<BR/><BR/>Of course this "unity" is not the kind you propose. What Debord means (in my opinion) is that instances of rebellion within our societal construct are in fact not true rebellions, but fabrications of disorder that actually sustain the modern socioeconomic system.<BR/><BR/>This implies that within a capitalistic system there is no true disorder. Disorder is expressed in capitalistic terms (Michael Moore movies, pop albums, etc.) and therefore only serves the spectacle.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps that is why, dare I say, terrorism—which is an “outside” approach—causes such a stir?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com