- “The dinosaurs aren’t remembered for much more than their bones. When humanity’s gone, what do we give to this little planet that we’re on, and what could we do collectively, removing the pride?” Kanye West opines on hope for humanity’s future. [Time 100]
- John Giorno on contemporary poetry. “I think this has been a golden age of poetry that has so changed the world that basically most poetic traditions are dead, happily,” he said. “Poetry doesn’t belong to a specific school; it belongs to the wisdom of the mind. So you can do anything, which is what I decided to do.” “Texting is great,” he continued. “It’s using words in another way. Everyone in this world is using words as if they were poets, seeing them carefully. This is miraculous!” [Artnews]
- Industrial waste looks pretty. [Hopes & Fears]
- Frieze Projects is aiming for casual. Curator Hamza Walker will chair a panel on “what artworks we find funny and why.” Didn’t know that the psychology of humor in art was Walker’s forte, but okay. [Frieze]
- 11 Art World Rules Decoded for 20-something Newbies: First, these aren’t decoded rules. These are shitty things you do to climb the social ladder in the art world. (Befriend society photographers, slag Larry Gagosian, go to the “right” parties.) Second: Following “rules” like “drop names early and often” makes you a douchebag. Don’t be a douchebag. [Artnet]
- An interview with John Russell, a founding member of the London-based artist group BANK. The whole thing is in internet speak. [Rhizome]
- Reminder: If you want to send gifts to your very own Chinese online hostess, you will not be getting any sexy in return. [Reuters]
Thursday Links: Don’t Be a Douchebag
by Paddy Johnson and Corinna Kirsch on April 16, 2015 Massive Links
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