From the Mailbag, 15 February
It’s Monday morning and the frieze mailbag runneth over, so let’s see what it has in store for us today.
One of our trusted contributors emailed me this link to a YouTube video that will at last fulfil the wishes of all of you who ever wondered how Hitler would react to the announcement that Jeffrey Deitch had been named Director of Los Angeles MOCA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9r-SRyO3d4
Update: I admit: I thought this was a humorous satire of art institutions in LA, until someone just pointed out to me that Jeffrey Deitch is Jewish, a fact that I have to admit I didn’t know and didn’t even contemplate (nor have been able to confirm as of yet) when I first saw it, as that would immediately sap any traces of humour from the parody. I trust that whoever made the video didn’t intend it as anti-Semitic, but now it’s impossible for me to see it any other way. I obviously didn’t mean for this to be offensive, so I’ve just left the link for you to click or not click depending on whether you can see this as innocently poking fun or something else.
Here is something that is not funny: many of you may know about the Impossible Project, a team of engineers, scientists and former Polaroid employees who have made it their mission to rejuvenate the production of analogue integral film for Polaroid cameras, in part by saving the last remaining Polaroid production plant in the Netherlands. According to a recent press release, the project, which was going well, has come upon an ‘unexpected problem’ and might, in fact, prove to be impossible. Let’s hope not. For more information about this ambitious project, visit The Impossible Project
And finally, from the extremely urgent frame-related news department, from a Palm Beach-based PR company, a press release boldly headed: “PALM BEACH PHILANTHROPIST & INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ‘FRAME GURU’ CALLS PALM BEACH HOME.” For those of you currently residing in Palm Beach, you will be relieved to know that the ‘frame guru’ is “spending much of the winter in Palm Beach, donating hundreds of thousands of gift certificates for his works and services to philanthropic efforts.” According to the release, the frame guru “never wanted to mix business with his home away from home paradise until he realized the value he could offer art collectors in the Palm Beach community.” Thanks to his efforts, the residents of this paradisical community will never have to go without frames.
It’s Monday morning and the frieze mailbag runneth over, so let’s see what it has in store for us today.
One of our trusted contributors emailed me this link to a YouTube video that will at last fulfil the wishes of all of you who ever wondered how Hitler would react to the announcement that Jeffrey Deitch had been named Director of Los Angeles MOCA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9r-SRyO3d4
Update: I admit: I thought this was a humorous satire of art institutions in LA, until someone just pointed out to me that Jeffrey Deitch is Jewish, a fact that I have to admit I didn’t know and didn’t even contemplate (nor have been able to confirm as of yet) when I first saw it, as that would immediately sap any traces of humour from the parody. I trust that whoever made the video didn’t intend it as anti-Semitic, but now it’s impossible for me to see it any other way. I obviously didn’t mean for this to be offensive, so I’ve just left the link for you to click or not click depending on whether you can see this as innocently poking fun or something else.
Here is something that is not funny: many of you may know about the Impossible Project, a team of engineers, scientists and former Polaroid employees who have made it their mission to rejuvenate the production of analogue integral film for Polaroid cameras, in part by saving the last remaining Polaroid production plant in the Netherlands. According to a recent press release, the project, which was going well, has come upon an ‘unexpected problem’ and might, in fact, prove to be impossible. Let’s hope not. For more information about this ambitious project, visit The Impossible Project
And finally, from the extremely urgent frame-related news department, from a Palm Beach-based PR company, a press release boldly headed: “PALM BEACH PHILANTHROPIST & INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ‘FRAME GURU’ CALLS PALM BEACH HOME.” For those of you currently residing in Palm Beach, you will be relieved to know that the ‘frame guru’ is “spending much of the winter in Palm Beach, donating hundreds of thousands of gift certificates for his works and services to philanthropic efforts.” According to the release, the frame guru “never wanted to mix business with his home away from home paradise until he realized the value he could offer art collectors in the Palm Beach community.” Thanks to his efforts, the residents of this paradisical community will never have to go without frames.
