Found

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
originally posted by Jonathan Loesberg:

The bottle rack was crafted and not merely presented. Look closely at the photo of the urinal on the doorframe and you can see that that too has been worked at to some extent. I don't know about the snow shovel. I'd even say that putting the urinal on a base (not to mention signing it R. Mutt)also involves more than straightforward presentation.

Bottle rack was crafted? How so? By whom?

Levi, sorry about the drift.

By Duchamps. I remember this from reading reams of things when I was researching "Fountain." I don't remember if Duchamps said it in an interview or someone said it having looked at the object. And if it were Duchamps, he might, of course, have been lying. Still, the history of remounting of "Fountain," frequently with different urinals, different bases, but always a similarly placed signature, one would have thought to be enough to make the point.
 
Perhaps we both agree that the readymade was a fundamental contribution and perhaps we can agree that we are not doing its spirit justice by debating details that don't detract from its "message."
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
originally posted by Florida Jim:
Considerably.
Splendid.
...while I was at Costco, I'll just throw this out there.

What Joel said. I think Jeff was really referring to Oswaldo's comment and maybe anthropomorphizing is all of these things for wine geeks. But not for everyone. This whole discussion begins with a piece of wood from New Guinea. I don't think the Fly River tribesman who found that piece of wood is silly (or trite, etc.). He does seem to be a rank anthropomorphizer, however.

As Jonathan suggests in making the distinction between the anthropological and the aesthetic, taking an object such as this and making it art risks stripping it from its place in a complex system of meaning alien to most of us. It is an imunu, a spirit of nature; not silly, but something rather essential and important. Irrational? To me. Not to the Pulari Delta tribesman. (And this should not be taken as a comment on Levi's nice post).

And, in other religion news: The monstrous, the execrable, Pat Robertson.
 
Who knew that anthropomorphism was so harmful! Carson is doomed! Forget the lawyers! First kill Pixar!

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And, in other religion news: The monstrous, the execrable, Pat Robertson.
From a friend:
"It's odd that he believes the slaves made a deal with the devil and not the slaveholders."
Couldn't have put it better myself.
 
originally posted by Doug Padgett:
originally posted by SFJoe:
Who was the poet laureate of the US who was in to found haiku?

Raid
Kills Bugs
Dead

Don't know about the found part, but Robert Haas, maybe? Wonderful poet and translator.
An attempt to return this thread to an intellectual level that will be understood by the average denizen of this board. No participant here comprehends a serious discussion without the use of the F words. If it's some subject that Sarah Palin wouldn't understand neither will they.

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originally posted by Cory Cartwright:
And, in other religion news: The monstrous, the execrable, Pat Robertson.
From a friend:
"It's odd that he believes the slaves made a deal with the devil and not the slaveholders."
Couldn't have put it better myself.

It is probably because of the voodoo thing.

And that he is a fucking psycho.
 
originally posted by Yule Kim:
originally posted by Cory Cartwright:
And, in other religion news: The monstrous, the execrable, Pat Robertson.
From a friend:
"It's odd that he believes the slaves made a deal with the devil and not the slaveholders."
Couldn't have put it better myself.

It is probably because of the voodoo thing.

And that he is a fucking psycho.

Aside from his inability to tell fact from (important) myth, or his utter misunderstanding of vodou, the saddest part is that it appears that he is parroting something that has come to him by way of Haitian and Haitian American pentecostals.

The Baron's gonna be mad.

Edit: Just to be clear, of course, the real saddest part is that he's blaming the deaths of thousands on something completely unrelated. And you are correct, Yule.
 
Three cheers for:

Levi - He had a dream and found his spirit(s). Posted well.

Levis - They are so comfortable, and I'm wearing a pair right now.

and Claude Levi Strauss - RIP

Honorable mention to:

Duchamp and his urinal.

And last but not least, thanks to the unknown carver of New Guinea. Whatever his intentions were, I love the way he solved the problem of 4 legs.

I hope the tobacco/mirrors/beads he got for his work was high quality.
 
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
Perhaps we both agree that the readymade was a fundamental contribution and perhaps we can agree that we are not doing its spirit justice by debating details that don't detract from its "message."

Since great works of art comprehend all their details, the details are always worth debating.
 
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
Found
Imunu.jpg
A carver or spirit-man dreams an image and then goes to find it in the mangrove forest.

Since the artist (carver, spirit-man) first dreams (imagines) the image, and only then goes looking for it, wouldn't that make the resulting object "sought" art rather than "found"?

Thanks for a truly wonderful note, Levi.
 
originally posted by The Wine Mule:
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
Found
Imunu.jpg
A carver or spirit-man dreams an image and then goes to find it in the mangrove forest.

Since the artist (carver, spirit-man) first dreams (imagines) the image, and only then goes looking for it, wouldn't that make the resulting object "sought" art rather than "found"?

Only if he doesn't find it, I think.
 
originally posted by The Wine Mule:
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
Found
Imunu.jpg
A carver or spirit-man dreams an image and then goes to find it in the mangrove forest.

Since the artist (carver, spirit-man) first dreams (imagines) the image, and only then goes looking for it, wouldn't that make the resulting object "sought" art rather than "found"?

Something similar is what I meant by suggesting that it was not so much "found" as "given" (by nature) from the tribesman's point of view.
 
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
originally posted by The Wine Mule:
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
Found
Imunu.jpg
A carver or spirit-man dreams an image and then goes to find it in the mangrove forest.

Since the artist (carver, spirit-man) first dreams (imagines) the image, and only then goes looking for it, wouldn't that make the resulting object "sought" art rather than "found"?

Something similar is what I meant by suggesting that it was not so much "found" as "given" (by nature) from the tribesman's point of view.

Yes, of course. I guess my point is that "found" to me suggests fortuitous accident, when in fact the artist is on a search for a specific imagined image or shape.
 
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
I have myself have had a dream for several years, although mine was of a Coteaux Champenois, the still red wine from Champagne. I have looked for a long time for subtle and mysterious flavors, as well as captivating aromas. I have sampled many Coteaux Champenois and been disappointed. Either they were too ephemeral and wane, or too clodish and heavy. None was the one I had dreamed after. But this week I did find that wine, an amazing one, and it was called

2005 Egly-Ouriet Ambonnay Rouge Coteaux Champenois

and I thought I would share that with you.

I laughed when I put my nose to the glass.

It is nice to find some other fans of Coteaux Champenois. I've only had a few but I've found them to be facinating wines. The 2002 Coteaux Champenois from Larmandier-Bernier was really good. I also had a bottle recently of 1996 Coutier Coteaux Champenois and I had the fortunate pleasure of having a Coteaux Champenois from 1976 when I visited Coutier a couple of summers ago. I don't think they evolve into anything more then they are at release but when good they are prett cool in a edgy, snappy Sour Cherry kind of way. I haven't had any White Coteaux Champenois yet. I'm going to try and get a little Lassaigne White Coteaux Champenois. I'll report back...

Cheers.
 
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
2005 Egly-Ouriet Ambonnay Rouge Coteaux Champenois

They had the 06 rendition of this on the list at Bistro Paul Bert last night, and I was sorely tempted; its 115 price tag, however, dissuaded my dining companions from such a venture, and we shifted tacks to an 06 Champ-Levat Mondeuse.

And at the risk of traipsing back into a known minefield, John, just wait until that Cdric Bouchard releases his Chardonnay Coteaux Champenois and, esp., his white Pinot Noir dealie.
 
originally posted by Sharon Bowman: They had the 06 rendition of this on the list at Bistro Paul Bert last night, and I was sorely tempted; its 115 price tag, however, dissuaded my dining companions from such a venture

That's more than I usually like to pay for wine in restaurants but it's not a bad price compared to retail.

Glad to hear that Paul Bert is still worthy of visits. I used to go there during my Paris trips 2002-2006 and always enjoyed the high QPR of the experience food and wine-wise.
 
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