Tag Archives: Ronald Reagan

the garrison

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Dave

“Must be something in the water.” (Robbie Robertson ) Very potent water indeed. It was the politics of the mystic. One taken in with the idea of a New Jerusalem. This concept of the “City on a Hill” which originally … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged audrey mclaughlin, Book of Revelation, daniel francis author, ed broadbent, fred herzog photography, George Woodcock, John Lennon, Margaret Atwood, new jerusalem, Northrop Frye, Robbie Robertson, Ronald Reagan, simon de jong, Stephen Harper, tommy douglas, william notman, Yoko Ono | Leave a comment

traces of wiped-out existences

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Dave

how is holocaust art received in the land “of the perpetrators”? Well that depends… In a way, its the politics of remembrance and memory.Or at least the problematics. Memory is often the theme with the focus not on what is … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged arthur c. canto, boris lurie, brett ashley kaplan, christian boltanski, ernst nolte, esther shalev-gerz, gunter demnig, harold marcuse, inge stephan, james e. young, jochen gerz, leah rosh, manfred zach, Michel Foucault, peter eisenman, Raul Hilberg, reinhard matz, Ronald Reagan, rudolf herz, Theodor Adorno | Leave a comment

you get to keep the prize

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Dave

Canada has packed its bags, pulled up tent and left Afghanistan as of July 5th. The rhetoric of the mission, and its justification and rationalization is a perfect example for lawyers. We knew the mission was a lost cause, futile, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Amy Goodman, brian burke, canadian troops leave afghanistan, glyn berry death, Lt.- Col. Steve Miller, malalai joya, Margaret Wente, marwan muasher, michel-henri St-Louis, Noam Chomsky, plato gorgios, Reza Deghati, Rick Salutin, Ronald Reagan, Stephen Harper, warlord mullah naqib, WikiLeaks | Leave a comment

open your wallet

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Art

instruction manual for wallets? by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) You gals out there may not be aware of this, but when us guys buy a new wallet, they often come with instructions. yes, I know, it sounds really dumb, but remember, … Continue reading →

Posted in Madame Pickwick Weekend | Tagged american graphic design, art chantry, graphic design, michael deaver, Ronald Reagan | Leave a comment

boeing boeing gone

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Art

airplane subculture. Buy a plane, get the branding free.Branded rodeos in the sky … by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): These are the end papers from a book about the history of the Boeing 747 (title: “747: Story Of The Boeing Super … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged airline deregulation, boeing 747 history, boeing aircraft company, boeing history, douglas j. ingells, Ronald Reagan | Leave a comment

televise it: we’re all actors in this

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Dave

The Revolution will continue after this short commercial break from our sponsors… At one time it would have been hard to imagine that “authenticity” could be used to sell almost any product or service. The ingenuity of the American marketing … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Music/Composition/Performance | Tagged angela davis, Bell Hooks, Friedrich Nietzsche, Gil Scott-Heron, helen jackson lee, imani perry, Jean Baudrillard, joseph heath, Ken Kesey, mark anthony neal, norman kelley, public enemy, Ronald Reagan, sharon patricia holland, Soren Kierkegaard, Theodor Adorno, thomas frank the baffler | Leave a comment

billboard liberation

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Dave

The billboard liberation movement. Taking back public space, one board at a time. … Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com): There was an epidemic of altered billboards in the Seattle area back in the early 1980′s. It happened about the time our … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged altered billboards, Billboard Liberation Front, BLF, carl smool, Lady Gaga, mark pauline, Ronald Reagan, survival research laboratories, the fartz, twin peaks | Leave a comment

smool operator: speaking poetry to power

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Dave

Divorcing the old reality…. Art Chantry ( Art@artchantry.com ): Carl Smool is not his real name. he made it up when he decided to divorce himself form his old reality back in the late ’60′s when he was a hippie … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged alan rudolph, carl smool, helene silverman, posada graphic design, Ronald Reagan, soundgarden, spinal tap, The Rocket, Zipatone | Leave a comment

A camel is a horse designed by a ….

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Dave

Joe Camel. In the best American tradition…… Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com): Meet Joe The Camel. He’s the most famous camel who ever lived. “Old Joe” was a featured performer – a big star! – at the Barnum & Bailey circus … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media | Tagged art chantry, camel cigarettes, joe the camel, Lindsay Lohan, mike salisbury, P.T. Barnum, r.j. reynolds tobacco, Ronald Reagan, spuds Mackenzie | 2 Comments

salvation: the moral suasion of intelligent design

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Art

What is this salvation business anyway….. Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) Happy pagan holiday of rebirth, sexuality and fertility (usurped by the christian church in an effort to compete with the locals. smart move, guys! it worked). So, I have to ask, … Continue reading →