so they have "occupied" Artists Space now... what to say??

the MOMA protest was juvenile and devoid of any real meaning- prankster-ism, performance, etc... but this smacks of something more sinister.

to protest MOMA was a grandstanding gig put together by some loser from brooklyn with way too much free time on his hands. fair enough. it's easy to get on the soapbox against venerated public institutions. pointless, but easy. the deal with this nonsense is that these fools are the same as any hillbilly from alabama lamenting "cultural elites"... i think the "occupiers" even used a term along those lines. they are hammering what we'll call "high" culture- the culture that has sustained us and endured (not without pitfalls) for generations... this is not a western culture versus diversity bullshit program, regardless of what they want to shout from the street corners. this is protesting culture- period. and thats fine. there are a lot of people with a lot of complaints about a lot of shit going on in the art world, culture in general. i'm one of them. but if they spent as much time trying to make art as they did with such street theater, or watching tv... you get the picture.

there was a lot of criticism of the OWS participants as slackers, trust fund kids, hippies, etc. for sure there are plenty of slackers, trust fund kids and hippies down there, but there are also enlightened, intellectual adults trying to become part of something larger than themselves and trying to add voice to this movement. lets be honest with ourselves: to bring about any real change will take about a century of turmoil. i'm not happy about this, but it seems like reality...

you gotta start somewhere.

but Artists Space??? this was organized (it seems) by some performance artist with a little bit of a career. of course! it make sense now: "occupy" a non-profit that is kind to the alternative mediums and housed in a beautiful SoHo loft-- high and dry from the cops. if this was a legit protest about the inequities of the brutal art world, why not "occupy" gagosian in the heart of chelsea??? dumb question- go-go would have the cops there breaking heads and handcuffing the offending in less time than it takes to say gagosian. these children went for the easy game to cash in on the momentum of a real movement and juice up their resumes for when they start typing up those grant requests.

pathetic...

i doubt if the director of Artists Space will call the cops. this will play out just as the bastards want it to. it will become some horrid waiting game without end.

but if they get tired of the nonsense i'll put together a posse of big, drunken painters and clear the place out...

no problem. give me a call...