I “Vita brevis, ars longa.” “Life is short, art is long.” This aphorism is one of the most seminal. It is credited to Hippocrates, who first wrote it in Greek 2,400 years ago.[1] Originally introduced as a truth about medical practice, it has come to prove its own truth: that life is short, and art … More On Aphorisms and their Consequences
This week, a planned protest by climate activists forced the closure of a major art museum in Boston. Though the activist group in question, Extinction Rebellion, claimed they were not planning to damage the art, the staff of the museum did not want to take any chances. Over the past year, about two dozen priceless paintings have … More Should Art Be Destroyed?
Today I want to talk about the “flat earth” conspiracy theory. Am I mad? Perhaps. But, like many of a pagan temperament, I place a high value on poetic as opposed to empirical truth. So, one would think that I have a certain degree of tolerance for “unusual interpretations” of our physical reality—and I do: … More “Settled Science” on a Flat Earth
Back to the labyrinth where either we are found or lose ourselves forever. ~W.H.Auden Know Your Meme says “The Backrooms” Internet phenomenon started in 2019. But I have a relative (a first cousin once removed) who insists she’s been going there since at least 2006. For those unclear about the Backrooms, it is a warren … More The Backrooms Manifesto (Prologue)
TUCKER CARLSON AND THE DIGITAL AGE Posted on 27 Apr 2023by scrivvy Tucker Carlson admitted the other day that to differentiate friend from foe he follows his nose like some kind of wild animal. “Things that you can smell—those are the things that you can trust…. Your spouse, your dogs, your children.” He said at a Heritage … More The Necessity of Stench
A PALIMPSEST I The Nietzschean pagan has been on the ascent for years, much to the chagrin of some, and so much so as to become a stereotype. But true to form with stereotypes there is fire there under the smoke. Often those who advocate for paganism of a Nietzschean stripe encourage us to embrace … More Nietzschean Inroads into Paganism
A few days ago, I met with Prof. Esther Leslie and wrote down some questions/issues that we agreed were essential to cover in our upcoming British Library panel debate on the Avant-Garde manifesto. But somehow, between then and yesterday afternoon, I managed to misplace these notes. So appropriate, I think, for a discussion of the … More •Breaking the Rules @ British Library•
Unease and excitement made me sleepless the eve of the big show. I spent the wee hours before the dawn exploring the distorted topologies of cerebration like a good insomnaut. At some point I must have stumbled into sleep, and there stumbled upon a lucid dream: As if in scenes from a nineteen-teens sped-up projector … More •The Sound Moneyfesto @ The Serpentine•
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