Tag Archives: Christian Schad

escape to the clumsy arrangements

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Dave

The aesthetization of political understanding. After all, kitsch is the dominant culture, almost the only culture. Its effects are characterized by immediacy, an ingratiating nature,a form devoid of ambiguity and a cuteness marked by superficiality. Sometimes however, and somewhat disconcertingly, … Continue reading →

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feminine principle: horns of a dilemma

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Art

Freud evidently thought the essence of femininity was narcissism and indifference.It was a theory explicitly based on woman’s natural inferiority, that is as ridiculous as it is hypocritical.But, it conformed to the structural,institutional and systematic reasons that still exist today. … Continue reading →

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synthetic comforters

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Dave

Blond and blue-eyed blow up dolls for the troops? Combat ready packed with their lunch. But what of the embarrassment if they were captured? And, was the iconic Barbie doll from Mattel based on a German post-war sex doll, an … Continue reading →

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hustling those creepy patriarchal fantasies

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Dave

The packaging of male ego and sexual conquest.How its peddled , this male libido as sublimated women hatred is often a matter of status. Whether its through the latest Stieg Larrson, or Hustler magazine, the ingenuity or lack of subtlety … Continue reading →

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dix & the creative curse: if hollywood say so its O.K.

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Dave

The idea was to find an idiom that best suited him to criticize the society he found himself: essentially, a capitalist bourgeois Germany. After returning from the front, he passed through the expressionist, futurist and dada schools before settling on … Continue reading →