by Carlyn Yandle | Nov 22, 2013 | Art, Art Discourse, Climate Change, Critique, Culture, Environmental Art, Expression, Found Objects, Globalization, Motivation, Performance Art, Political Art, Social Justice
Carlyn Yandle photo The astronomical private art-investor feeding frenzy at prestigious auction houses is light years away from art. It’s a greedy need for prestige, worlds apart from the hand of Picasso or Andy Warhol and, most recently, Francis Bacon and the...
by Carlyn Yandle | Oct 18, 2013 | Cindy Sherman, Conceptual Art, Cultural Studies, Expression, Irena Werning, Perception, Performance, Performance Art, Photography, Political Art, Portrait, Sculpture
Thank god for The Walking Dead. It is the one force that has the power to kill off the overpopulation of pink princesses.All that Pepto-Bismol-hued froth and glitter kicks in my gag reflex but I’m no censor; I’ve indulged in the princess fantasy of those...
by Carlyn Yandle | Oct 4, 2013 | Culture Jamming, Expression, Joel Bakan, Painting, Performance, Performance Art, Political Art, Public Art, Social Engagement, Social History, Social Justice
Whenever I’m hit with another CBC countdown promo of its exclusive Canadian coverage of the Winter Olympics in Sochi that viral image of Putin in drag makeup pops into my head.That one cheeky act packs a political wallop and reminds me that while the pen is...
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