With social contractures comes a redefinition of what is ‘safe,’ and that hits creative people hard.
On social contracture and ‘safe’ art
Tag: Art
Buffy at 20
After twenty years, Buffy the Vampire Slayer retains its iconic cult status, and says a lot about creating enduring art.
Creative work is work — and it should be compensated
Creative work is work, not just fun — and people should be compensated for it, even if they love doing what they do.
On the valuation of art
A 2015 survey found 70 percent of artists in San Francisco reporting housing displacement, for a variety of reasons, supporting the hypothesis that an important demographic shift is happening in the Bay Area. Of the remaining 30 percent, many cited displacement as a concern, even if they weren’t dealing with it directly. Artists and many […]
Street art and accessibility
Humans have been making unsanctioned art for thousands of years. Even as they were commissioned to make fancy temple statues and beautiful textiles, they were carving graffiti in the public baths and making stealth installations. Art, as they say, is gonna art, and it’s gonna art wherever it wants, however it wants, depending on the […]
What Value Does Shock Really Have?
It comes up over and over in defense of media: It’s provocative. It has shock value. It’s meant to startle. It should make people uncomfortable. People defending art that’s attracted controversy turn to these statements, arguing that art is not supposed to be nice, that sometimes it does make people experience discomfort and unease, and […]