Comments on: Fantasy Kits: Steven Meisel's State of Emergency http://www.ballardian.com/fantasy-kits-steven-meisels-state-of-emergency Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:03:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: louise fallsapart http://www.ballardian.com/fantasy-kits-steven-meisels-state-of-emergency/comment-page-1#comment-3984 louise fallsapart Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:49:04 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/fantasy-kits-steven-meisels-state-of-emergency/#comment-3984 I ran across these images randomly about a week ago and have been carrying them with me ever since. It's interesting to me that they just about demand explanation, analysis, theoretical containment. Just reading someone else critically engage in them is some how calming, sensible. Thanks, I think, because at the same time the whole point is that they should elide rational explanation, eh? Anyways, thought it was a good read, the only thing I'd like to hear more about was the very real and grounding use, purpose, funding concept. Far from "‘State of Emergency’, is devoid of any decipherable intent", the images are circulated to sell shoes, dresses, and handbags. Would you argue that they transcend this basic function in their elevation to art? Meh, it seems like a missing and important aspect of 'what the images want'. I ran across these images randomly about a week ago and have been carrying them with me ever since. It’s interesting to me that they just about demand explanation, analysis, theoretical containment. Just reading someone else critically engage in them is some how calming, sensible. Thanks, I think, because at the same time the whole point is that they should elide rational explanation, eh? Anyways, thought it was a good read, the only thing I’d like to hear more about was the very real and grounding use, purpose, funding concept. Far from “‘State of Emergency’, is devoid of any decipherable intent”, the images are circulated to sell shoes, dresses, and handbags. Would you argue that they transcend this basic function in their elevation to art? Meh, it seems like a missing and important aspect of ‘what the images want’.

]]> By: Ballard Across the Universe (NSFW) « Editions of You http://www.ballardian.com/fantasy-kits-steven-meisels-state-of-emergency/comment-page-1#comment-415 Ballard Across the Universe (NSFW) « Editions of You Mon, 18 May 2009 06:51:41 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/fantasy-kits-steven-meisels-state-of-emergency/#comment-415 [...] Pervert, Hidden Meisel” and “Fantasy Kits: Steven Meisel’s State of Emergency” (NSFW commercial [...] [...] Pervert, Hidden Meisel” and “Fantasy Kits: Steven Meisel’s State of Emergency” (NSFW commercial [...]

]]> By: fractalab http://www.ballardian.com/fantasy-kits-steven-meisels-state-of-emergency/comment-page-1#comment-414 fractalab Tue, 27 May 2008 21:28:40 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/fantasy-kits-steven-meisels-state-of-emergency/#comment-414 .. it sounds like a "hard-core hipermodern jazz atmosphere" and seems "ultra violence of beauty hidden in the sutile and observant seduction" .. the "simulacrum" like a form of social control in the spectacle society" ... .. it sounds like a “hard-core hipermodern jazz atmosphere” and seems “ultra violence of beauty hidden in the sutile and observant seduction” .. the “simulacrum” like a form of social control in the spectacle society” …

]]> By: Kim http://www.ballardian.com/fantasy-kits-steven-meisels-state-of-emergency/comment-page-1#comment-413 Kim Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:36:33 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/fantasy-kits-steven-meisels-state-of-emergency/#comment-413 Interesting commentary on Art and Fashion...and Atrocity Exhibition... I am also wondering about the degree of references these images could have with Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis. Indeed that novel was about fashion models as terrorists group, blowing up their bomb in Paris...a more minimalistic way to converge Art and terrorism. We have a tendency to forget how the Dadaist, the surrealists, the Situationists, were violent young men, ready to attack exhibitions, scandalize and vandalize other artistic movements, physicaly, and ready to launch artistic Fatwa against Cocteau, Prevert or others... The new bourgeoisie (the Guardian readers), have a tendency to be very unilateral, and ideologicaly obsess, about every inch of violence they are faced with. The scenario is the same : violence=the war against terrorism =racism. Saddly they can't envision the thousand of other possibilities of reflections surrounding violence. That poor Joanna Bourke, professor of Modern cultural history is obviously obsess with only one dimension of fear, violence and rape, all of them connected to Power. She seems to be like some deer blinded by the spot light of a car... Can anyone tell her that in Iran, Irak, Palestine, Egypt, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, the Religious-Police is more violent (a la Marquis de Sade) than in those photoshoots against teenagers, gays and young women ? Interesting commentary on Art and Fashion…and Atrocity Exhibition…
I am also wondering about the degree of references these images could have with Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis. Indeed that novel was about fashion models as terrorists group, blowing up their bomb in Paris…a more minimalistic way to converge Art and terrorism. We have a tendency to forget how the Dadaist, the surrealists, the Situationists, were violent young men, ready to attack exhibitions, scandalize and vandalize other artistic movements, physicaly, and ready to launch artistic Fatwa against Cocteau, Prevert or others…
The new bourgeoisie (the Guardian readers), have a tendency to be very unilateral, and ideologicaly obsess, about every inch of violence they are faced with. The scenario is the same : violence=the war against terrorism =racism. Saddly they can’t envision the thousand of other possibilities of reflections surrounding violence.
That poor Joanna Bourke, professor of Modern cultural history is obviously obsess with only one dimension of fear, violence and rape, all of them connected to Power. She seems to be like some deer blinded by the spot light of a car…
Can anyone tell her that in Iran, Irak, Palestine, Egypt, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, the Religious-Police is more violent (a la Marquis de Sade) than in those photoshoots against teenagers, gays and young women ?

]]> By: Barry Crocker http://www.ballardian.com/fantasy-kits-steven-meisels-state-of-emergency/comment-page-1#comment-412 Barry Crocker Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:51:28 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/fantasy-kits-steven-meisels-state-of-emergency/#comment-412 regarding red dawn, the commenter above: you've read marcuse -- clever person, aren't you? with all due respect, play the ball not the man, you idiot. regarding red dawn, the commenter above: you’ve read marcuse — clever person, aren’t you? with all due respect, play the ball not the man, you idiot.

]]> By: Red Dawn http://www.ballardian.com/fantasy-kits-steven-meisels-state-of-emergency/comment-page-1#comment-411 Red Dawn Tue, 26 Sep 2006 06:00:32 +0000 http://www.ballardian.com/fantasy-kits-steven-meisels-state-of-emergency/#comment-411 2 words: repressive desublimation. With all respect, don't be so eager to write to the fucking prompt. 2 words: repressive desublimation.

With all respect, don’t be so eager to write to the fucking prompt.

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