Tag Archives: Hitler

Gnomes On A Hot Tin Drum

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Dave

”I want to show that there is far-right thought in the heads of all of us,” he said, adding that gnomes were a particularly fitting method for conveying his message “in a lighter and unpatronising way, at the same time … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Dance With the Devil, Darran Anderson, Garden Gnomes, gnome art, Gunter grass, Hannah Arendt, Hitler, Hitler Salute, Isodore Isou, Isou, Nietzsche, Ottmar Hoerl, Ottmar Horl, Political Art, public art, Statue Art, The Tin Drum, Thus Spoke Zarathustra | 1 Comment

Conspicuously Inconspicuous Consumption

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Dave

”But these advertisements, most of them, are something else, too. They are treasures. For one, they are important artifacts in our culture. Woe betide future anthropologists and historians who try to trace the American experience without pondering what, exactly, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ad Age, Advertising Age, Bill Bernbach, DDB Advertising, Edward Bernays, Freud, Hitler, John Caples, Mark Jenkins, Nazi, Propaganda, Sigmund Freud, Type 82E Staff, Volkswagen, William Bernbach | 1 Comment

Woodstock & The Sanctity of Illusion

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Dave

Whether so called agents of change and ”radicals” of the Woodstock generation were lulled into a state of passiveness and psuedo individualization by pop culture seems probable.The illusion and reality of Woodstock seemed opposed to each other. A purported attack … Continue reading →