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The Society of the Spectacle. Pseudo events. The event becomes at best, an entertaining adjunct to the advertising and fundraising. The event is depersonalized and used to move product; stripped of its subjective meaning, the message becomes tailored to stimulate … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Jarry, Andy Warhol, buffett rule, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Marcel Duchamp, Miley Cyrus, Obama 2012, occupy wall street, pierre bourdieu, Sean Lennon, Vanessa Beecroft, Warren Buffett, Yves Klein
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beatlemania : because we said so
Celebrity as a cultural signifier. The need for the sacrificial. Are myths to a large degree, constructions, fabrications, which are conspirational in nature? Something to serve a base need as a substitute for finding meaning in life. Here, the victim … Continue reading
THE CELEBRITY OF COMMODITY: Instant Karma of Possession
” Similarly, when Nike introduced a new shoe line “Air Huarache” and wanted to distinguish its sign from those of other shoe lines, Nike adopted John Lennon’s song “Instant Karma” as a starting point for the shoe’s sign value. Nike … Continue reading
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Tagged Annie Leib, Craig McClean, David Reisman, Dwight MacDonald, F.R. Leavis, George Konig, Ian Bogost, John Lennon, John Osborne, John Stratton, Jon Stratton, Karl Marx, Keith Waterhouse, Luc Sante, Mark J. Nelson, Patrick Mignon, Philip Norman, Pierre Bordieu, Robert Goldman, Robert Hilburn, Sean Lennon, Sean O'Hagen Guardian, Stephen Papson, Stuart Hall, Sue Summers, Theodor Adorno, Thomas Frank, Thorstein Veblen, Yoko Ono
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CONTEXTUAL MIND GAMES: “FREE LOVE” or REAL LOVE?
It seems as if John Lennon has been mainly remembered in ways that endorsed his desire and passion for political activism. However, popular culture proves that this was not always the case, since by definition “popular” is a metaphor for the product … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Westall, Brian Epstein, David Kiefaber, Dwight MacDonald, Dwight McDonald, Dwite McDonald, Jaclyn Nardone, John Lennon, Keven Contreras, Sean Lennon, Sean O'Hagen Guardian, Stuart Hall, Thomas Frank, Vicki McClure Davidson, Yoko Ono
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HE COULDN’T MAKE THE HILLS
I can’t make the hills The system is shot I’m living on pills For which I thank G-d I followed the course From chaos to art Desire the horse Depression the cart I sailed like a swan I sank like … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Dylan, Bob Gruen, David mcgough, Dr. Arthur Janov, E.M. Forster, Eleanor Baird, Gina Serpe, Gregory Mansur, Henry Jenkins, John Lennon 70th birthday, John Lennon Real Love, Leonard Cohen, Levon Helm, Marlon Brando, Mikita Brottman, Oscar Wilde, Philip Norman, Sam Ford, Sean Lennon, The Beatles, Truman Capote, Yoko Ono
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