Photo By Gail
I happened upon Dmitri Deragtchev’s The New Icon (2022) while vacationing in Vancouver BC. As you can see, the piece is quite visually striking and has a lot to unpack. I felt it would be an appropriate feature choice for this column given the current political world climate, and it being Halloween and all. The artist’s statement follows:
For me, all of the evil of the world is now personified in the image of Vladimir Putin. In my work, I want to show people the true image of the “New Icon” created by inhuman propaganda and expose the substitution of familiar iconic images and symbols. Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Dmitri Dergatchev, The New Icon →
Kim Joon, Island Alligator (All Photos By Gail)
Korean artist Kim Joon has shifted his artistic direction dramatically since last year’s exhibit at Sundaram Tagore, Blue Jean Blues, in which he explored Pop Culture themes of Iconic Films and Classic Rock Bands in sculptures executed on fine porcelain, and pristine photographic renderings of those sculptures.
Continue reading New Works By Kim Joon Featured in Sundaram Tagore’s Natural Selection →
Sarah Palin is retarded. She said “Nucular” – instead of the correct word, “Nuclear” –twice in last night’s VP debate with the awesome Joe Biden. Sadly, we all know who else says “Nucular,” and god knows he can barely talk his way out of a paper bag. Maybe the Republicans are trying to start a trend where, if the word is mispronounced enough times by people in the spotlight, that incorrect pronunciation is adopted by society and therefore becomes accepted as correct? Jesus god help us. Anyway, here’s my favorite, humorous editorial about last night’s debate and what a gross douche Palin is, from The Huffington Post: Michael Seitzman: Sarah Palin Naked.
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