If contemporary art can serve as a litmus test for the state of the world, it’s time to get worried. A survey of major bodies of work by both established and emerging artists reveals that everyone is very sad. Sad and unproductive — large portions of the population can’t even get out of bed. But apparently, this strange melancholia only afflicts the fair skinned.
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three cheers on the captions.
I'm headed to the track right now! My lilly bum is moving-scared after this! No photographer's gonna catch me drooling (anymore)!
Mobilize friends! Throw a frying pan through your TV screen (use safety goggles) and drink water almost until you barf! Feels good! Look at your feet and take them for speed-walk. Smile big even if you don't want to 'cause it just feels right. Pick a fight with that local cynic! Crush em with a word-crafty crack! What!
You are evil geniuses. I was sad, but you made me laugh, and now I don't know who I am anymore, which makes me sad. Oh, phew! That was scary for a minute. I need to go lie down now.
[...] gallery openings last night, we noticed a major theme developing in contemporary photography. Sad white people are out. Building on the archetypal notion of man vs. nature, photographers are adding and [...]
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