Pippa Garner, Revolutionary Artist Known for Subversive Humor, Dies at 82
The Zeitgeist Is Changing. A Strange, Romantic Backlash to the Tech Era Looms
Ross Barkantheguardian.com
Her call to "redefine cool by championing our otherness" positions authentic self-expression as a political act. The personal rejection of algorithmic determinism becomes part of a larger movement reclaiming human agency in multiple domains.
Sarah Johnson • Issue 007: The Curation Renaissance
Volume may be up, but creativity is down – and at the risk of shocking the army of selfie shooters, I have to tell you that this is by design. Our supposed acts of creativity are just another node in corporate production. Such is the real tragedy of the death of Kodak: it exposes the devil's pact between our own narcissism and the brutal business m... See more
Our 'Kodak moments' – and creativity – are gone | Jason Farago
The creative class takes influence from Old Money, artists, countercultures, and minority subcultures, and through the mechanism of retro , often embrace outmoded forms of culture from the mainstream and rural groups — e.g "granny" glasses, hunting camouflage as streetwear.
Culture: An Owner's Manual • Culture Is an Ecosystem: A Manifesto Towards a New Cultural Criticism
