Tag Archives: janine Chasseguet-Smirgel

puffing on the bitch goddess

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Dave

The butt of the joke. A phallic object. The addiction of mass pop culture. A glorification of detritus. A statement on kitsch. Oral fixation. …. In The Anxiety of Influence, Harold Bloom argues that modern poets have an Oedipal relationship … Continue reading →

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client and customer: freebies on the family

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Dave

Olympia is one of the most famous paintings, one that could say marked the iconic launch of the modern era in art. The background to the work may be seen in Charles Baudelaire’s the Flowers of Evil, a very pessimistic … Continue reading →