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When two aesthetic objects are placed in the same context, they are in conversation with one another, regardless of the designs of the original author(s). This is the fundamental principle of curation. By moving artwork around in in space or time, new readings become possible. This is something that is obvious to someone with my education, though I am sure that many other people have come to the same realization by other means.
Read MoreIt becomes increasingly clear that what we are exploring is not a something-else but a something of which we, of which I and you and Cameron in the kitchen, are already a part. Something else is going on.
Read Morethere are many films out there about the power of cinema, the magic of the movies. It’s a cliché, and one that people in the film industry repeat often enough to make it sound as if they are trying to convince us. Nope is not that kind of film, despite what it might seem
Read MoreLook, I didn’t think I had been gearing up to write about the Tim Burton movie Beetlejuice, but I’m really seeing that a lot of what I’ve been talking about fit into this movie, and I really must admit that it’s a fun movie. I recommend rewatching it if you get the chance. It’s only an hour and a half long. However, I stand by what I said about the movie previously: it is part of that genre I mentioned and labeled American Cringe. (cover image from “Dead Ink Apparel” https://deadinkapparel.storenvy.com/products/24311235-dont-tread-on-me-chuck)
Read MoreStar Wars was always going to be one of the cultural artifacts we touch upon in the “nostalgia trap” series. It’s an active cultural institution, and one that it looked like you could set your watch by fairly recently – the future of Star Wars on film is, of course, up in the air after Solo, which was a perfectly fine movie released just a month after an Avengers movie, and thus did poorly. But Lucasfilm has only ever done Nostalgia pieces. Getting angry at Star Wars for nostalgia is like getting angry at Star Trek for being utopian.
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