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January 2, 2011April 30, 2011 - Uncategorized

Why I Hate the Avant-Garde, part 1

[Update: Part 2 is here] Re: Greg’s most recent post on the term “avant-garde”—I’ve already discussed this somewhat here, here…

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July 17, 2010July 17, 2010 - Uncategorized

Looking for Pago Pago

One of my favorite buildings in Chicago’s South Loop was recently demolished: an old brick one at the corner of…

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March 12, 2010March 19, 2019 - Art, Film, Uncategorized

What Is Experimental Art?

One typically hears unusual art called three different things, often interchangeably: Innovative Avant-Garde Experimental But what do these three words…

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March 6, 2010March 6, 2010 - Uncategorized

The Dominant, ctd.

Update: If a blog post can ever be said to be in honor of anyone, then consider this one in…

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