Tag Archives: paul raffaele

knocking on the cones of silence

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Dave

How did we get into this mess and is there any way to get out? We seem to be on the precipice of nihilism. A triumph of destruction.The final trashing of sound values and tradition. Everything as a giant ponzi … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Andy Warhol Mao Zedong, Bernie Madoff, Bob Diamond Barclays, Charles Bronson, Don Adams Get Smart, Franz Kafka, Franz Munterfering, Get Smart Cone of Silence, LIBOR rate fixing scandal, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Maimonides Treatise on Logic, Mao Zedong, Marcel Duchamp, Marcus Agius, mark blyth brown university, Maxwell Smart, Michael Moore, Nouriel Roubini, paul raffaele, Walter Benjamin | Leave a comment

down the amazon: art jungle

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Dave

Aesthetics is a very complex issue. But is insolubly linked to economics, taste and design. More profoundly, are aesthetic considerations merely another marker, another sign of decadence. Donald Kuspit’s controversial article on the art market several years ago , written … Continue reading →