to move up and down
ZZZzzZz... If you were perfect,
I'd be bored out of my mind.
R.I.P. MIKE KELLEY
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 2012. 2:23 AM
Day Is Done. Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction(s). Destroy All Monsters. Kandor.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-mike-kelley-20120202,0,1424613.story
WATCH PBS’ art 21; Mike Kelley: Bad Boy
Kelley’s Deodorized Central Mass with Satellites, 1991-1999 sold for $2.7 million at Phillips, de Pury & Company in 2006 :
MICKEY MOUSE x JOY DIVISION… ??
TUESDAY. JANUARY 31, 2012. 5:48 PM
Last week, Disney made available for purchase a “Waves Mickey Mouse Tee for Adults”. A clear homage to Joy Division’s 1979 Unknown Pleasures release. This caused my heart to flutter in the best of ways, as I love both of these conflicting ideas equally. Disney; the ultimate hallmark of imagination, good old-fashioned wholesomeness, The Little Mermaid, and “The Happiest Place on Earth”. Joy Division; a symbol of post-punk sonic broodiness which I would pine away for those solitary nights as a teenager in the San Fernando Valley. A match made in representational heaven.
It’s really quite genius. Obvs. Also, apparently highly upsetting to many people. According to Rollingstone.com and a billion other internet news sources, Joy Division’s “fans didn’t have much of a sense of humor” about the whole thing, even citing “outrage”. Stereogum goes as far as to call it “utterly bizarre and inexplicable”. What’s the big deal?
Is anyone really that shocked and surprised anyway? Yes, Joy Division’s story is heavy with tragedy. Although on the surface Disney’s m.o. is squeaky clean, they’ve flirted with the subversive for decades. Heck, I went to one of the best art schools in the country founded by the will of Walt Disney. It is an environment that champions critical thought and going against the grain. People walked around naked, took dumps in student gallery spaces for the sake of performance art, and found comfort in a makeshift triage area equipped with a nurse and ambulance in case of accidental alcohol poisoning during our school parties. Supposedly. Allegedly. For any legal opposition. In my opinion, this graphic designer deserves some sort of award and probably went to CalArts (hah).
All the publicity has inadvertently sparked a possible Joy Division/New Order reunion. The shirt is sold out. Or “pulled from the shelves”. Either way, I still want one.
DEAR DIARY
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 26, 2011. 12:17 PM
A Note on Self-Awareness:
“I think, therefore I exist, as a thing that thinks.”
1. Sometimes, I cry. Sometimes, I laugh. Then, I’m Like : Ugh. Whatevs.
2. Sometimes, you just have to man up and push through.
Social Cognitive Theory of Gender Development aka The Breakdown of CalArts Feminist Structure: (an overview) aka wisdom, life lessons, and pretense
DEAD ON
MONDAY. AUGUST 22, 2011. 9:35 AM
While the URBAN DICTIONARY and I are mostly on cautious terms, I admire its commitment to expand my understanding of our modern-day vernacular that neither Merriam-Webster and the Oxford University Press have the (tener) cojones nor desire to undertake.
After the whole “Betty” debacle, I’ve been waiting in quiet observation for any chance at redemption. I am slightly amused to discover a definition pretty dead-on. Whoever wrote this probably went there when I did because that rumor was the current talk-of-the-town.
Aka California Institute of the Arts. A prominent and nationally recognized art conservatory located in the upper-class suburban town of Valencia, California, in the 661 region of northern Los Angeles County. The first art school in the U.S, it was founded by Walt Disney in the 60’s to breed future animators and filmmakers. Yearly tuition is more than $30,000+ with little assistance of financial aid, thus the majority of students come from a background of wealth and privilege. The irony behind this fact is that many students purport a bohemian lifestyle, often living in their studios and neglecting basic hygiene to demonstrate how “edgy” they are. Once a school with an impressive list of art all-stars, the morale at the school has fallen in recent years with the average age of the student population dropping to a younger, straight-out-of-high-school vibe. Notable Alumni include Paul Reubens (Pee-Wee Herman), Tim Burton, Don Cheadle, and David Hasslehoff. CalArts is also notorious for its large-scale parties and gallery openings, such as their Halloween party and a fashion show in the spring semester, previously known as “The Erotic Ball”. The nature of these parties are often scandalous, with extravagant tales such as a herpes outbreak occurring on campus after a party involving hired strippers sticking twizzlers in their orifices and then giving them to unsuspecting students to eat.
I freaked out when I saw someone who wasn’t white in Valencia, but then I realized it was a CalArts kid.
*****
Points for truthfulness. Deduction for failing to mention Sofia Coppola and Danny Elfman who, though not technically a student, just showed up on campus to sit and play West African percussion and Indonesian Gamelan music for a couple of years.
