Tag Archives: francis m. naumann

flush hard: we’ve come a long way?

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Dave

The cliche that newness has become. Its hard to argue with Donald Kuspit’s assertions on modern art, beginning with Marcel Duchamp’s Ready Mades as a confidence game, with the ready made being a surrogate for the female body. His bases … Continue reading →

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cold off the press: money as a readymade

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Dave

Its smooth. Its stretchy. Its waterproof. But is it a sex toy? It’s a Canadian thing. The days are short, its cold, but underneath the ice and wind, radical, intense passions refuse to be constrained by nature. We have been … Continue reading →

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cut off from the past: and a long way from home

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Dave

There is always much talk of the occult in art,the dark side of modern art, the falsification to no end, the artifice, the signs of horror, the negation of beauty and above all, the inability to love. We can think … Continue reading →

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alchemy of art: jangling the keys of solomon

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Dave

With secret sound. The liberation of the subjective self. Magic squares and alchemy in art lending hermetic interpretations to deciphering works of art.It was the irresistible  lure of certain of the Magic Squares of the Third Book, and their tendency … Continue reading →

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