Socko at LONG STORY SHORT David Baskin at FREIGHT+VOLUME

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Socko at LONG STORY SHORT David Baskin at FREIGHT+VOLUME

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James Kalm takes note of similarities and shared sympathies as he ambles through the cultural neighborhoods of New York. For this episode your tour guide pastes together video from a pair of shows that present a “light and happy” first impression, but may portend levels containing the darker more complex recesses of aesthetic disposition.
Socko’s “My Playground” at Long Story Short, is a selection of works that seem aimed at the pre-adolescent. Rendered in color keyed sunny pastels, with sections of thick impasto, these “big eyed” characters are all smiley and jolly. Depicted frontally, while preforming rudimentary tasks, they could be the logos for corporations looking to tap the juvenal market, but is there subversion in their seeming complicity?
David Baskin has been creating work that plays in the realm of “consumer codes” and “Post-Postmodern” aesthetics for decades. With “Store-Bought” at Freight+Volume Baskin proffers a folding back of the Duchampian notion of the “readymade”. If Duchamp could buy a wine bottle rack at a hardware store, and present it as a “work of art,” then what are the implications of an anonymous “work of art” that is bought at a big box store like Home Depot, reformulated by an “authentic artist,” and presented as a commodity in a fine art gallery? Both these shows have a cheery palette cartoon references and a nostalgic mood, but really? A musical introduction is provided by Chanpan @chanpanmusic. This program was recorded March 19-24 2023. #jameskalmreport #jameskalmroughcut #lorenmunk

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@jbb483 Жыл бұрын

Both excellent imo. Thanks Kate

@michaelrowe1907 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Kate

@tonsfocus Жыл бұрын

An interesting litmus test on where our culture is heading overall. Thanks, as ever, Mssr. Kalm, et Mme. Kate!

@charlesduncan3275 Жыл бұрын

I'm reminded of the Troll dolls in the 1960s.

@johnjones3714 Жыл бұрын

When David mentioned the Jetsons I howled. Only because that was my immediate impression of his work.

@superfly2449 Жыл бұрын

It was fun, especially the Baskin. Thanks, JK&K.

@jazw4649 Жыл бұрын

"Retreat to the Nursery" Keith Haring, Kenneth Scharf, Jeff Koons

@jazw4649 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Kate! Hey JK where can I read your article? You need to put these things into a book! Sacko... typo ... should be Socko

@williamsadler6467 Жыл бұрын

At a time when society is moving toward an infantilism of everything, I had always hoped that art could be a holdout and remain a force that challenges our assumptions. Apparently not.

@jameskalmroughcut Жыл бұрын

Hey @William Sadler, the art market is huge, these are only two shows, the dealers and artists are trying to produce things that will "fit in". Art will do what its always done, which is, to constantly change...Just sayin'...JK

@bmgartist Жыл бұрын

Artex followed by pretzels - not my thing - but someone will buy it

@lieschenart Жыл бұрын

A very elaborated mix today! Although it sounds like you are turning down the mentality of the first show. Both exhibitions seem to be influenced by comics - some kind of retro-futurism reminiscence to childhood memories? Thanks James and as always: Thank You Kate!

@jameskalmroughcut Жыл бұрын

I guess the word I was looking for was infantilization. I'm someone whose realized that life is too short to live it in a crib, and let the "grownups" decide what's important..(?) JK.

@skoruno1 Жыл бұрын

Damn that was horrifying

@iliveinarichgirlsdream Жыл бұрын

Lol

@aqoffside Жыл бұрын

Searching for something...

@stangss1 Жыл бұрын

You have to be kidding. My child has those same cartoons on his wall. Art galleries are soooo over

@zeroman614 Жыл бұрын

I have the same comic books that Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein copied. What’s the difference?

@stangss1 Жыл бұрын

@@zeroman614 Exactly

@jbb483 Жыл бұрын

Depends on your perspective and what you are bringing to the show.

@mementomatrix Жыл бұрын

Dont fell depress if you are artist and unknow

@cliffdariff74 Жыл бұрын

I believe you mean "feel depressed " but I do like "fell depressed` much better, now that I think about it😊

@boogieboxmusic4331 Жыл бұрын

Didn’t like these, wouldn’t hang them in my lavatory..

@cliffdariff74 Жыл бұрын

So this is what happened to the NYC art scene since Biden took office.. a lot of word salad, quite fitting.

@jbb483 Жыл бұрын

Dig deeper

@cliffdariff74 Жыл бұрын

@@jbb483 both shows were rather infantile, childish like. Much like our preset leadership... children running the country. Not dealing with real problems: open borders, crime and criminals, energy supply (purposely depleated), a boys can be girls ideology by merely saying so has been institutionalized 😅... need I dig deeper? Drug overdoses surpassed 100k per year,, Fentanyl coming from Mexico and China. What about Afghanistan?.. and now 5.5 million foreign nationals just walked into the country,, get free health-care, education, housing, food subsidies and same for their future offspring and future relatives? ...identity over commonalities? Equity nonsense over supply chain shortages? Inflation?... no wonder artists are making cartoonist, infantile, MTV, Manga looking art... Their imaginations have been stunted by buffoons in power and the willing media. I'm not talking technique here, I'm talking about mature creative energy reflecting our reality.. where is it? What direction is the country going here? Art is supposed to show us SOMETHING.... looking like NYC has become just another crime infested city, run by feckless democrats... none of the present troubles are on exhibition here by these artists,.... just pretty stuff and pretty words... Let me also say; the minute Trump was elected, artists came from everywhere, screaming their displeasures, painting endless images of the terrible threat to democracy he was supposed to be,, blah, blah... looking back, however, things weren't so bad were they... Where are all those fear mongering artists now when we really need them??...thanks for allowing my rant.

@vasukinagaraj Жыл бұрын

Lettuce prey.