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Discombobulationism: The Peripheral Dislocations of Aurelia Kaspár

Discombobulationism: The Peripheral Dislocations of Aurelia Kaspár

If Discombobulationism has come to designate an aesthetics of bewilderment,works that dislodge the viewer from...
One Star Reviews: Gristle of the Spirit: Towards a Meat-Based Aesthetic

One Star Reviews: Gristle of the Spirit: Towards a Meat-Based Aesthetic

An Operatic Farce in Twelve Tiresome Acts It takes a certain kind of genius,or perhaps...
Final Diary entry of Hally Redoubt: Race the Blue Train

Final Diary entry of Hally Redoubt: Race the Blue Train

(Final Extracts, London , St Ethelbert’s Square) Late night, outskirts of London We entered the...
Discombobulationism: A first look at Theory and Praxis of this new Art Movement

Discombobulationism: A first look at Theory and Praxis of this new Art Movement

It has become something of a truism to declare that contemporary art thrives in states...
The 12th Day of Steam Unicycling

The 12th Day of Steam Unicycling

From the Journals of Basil Bromley, Artist and Mechanician Entry the Twelfth , 25th of...
Drizzle to Empire TV documentary: How Bad Weather Built Britain’s Rule of the World

Drizzle to Empire TV documentary: How Bad Weather Built Britain’s Rule of the World

A Major New Twelve-Part Documentary Series Presented by Dr. Horatia Willoughby Swagger Filmic is proud...
One Star Reviews: An Assault on Eyes, Ears, and Dignity: Mucosal Rapture at The Lamp Gallery

One Star Reviews: An Assault on Eyes, Ears, and Dignity: Mucosal Rapture at The Lamp Gallery

Review of Mucosal Rapture: A Multimedia Excavation of Internal Landscapes Let me begin by saying...
The Diary of Hally Redoubt: Race the Blue Train

The Diary of Hally Redoubt: Race the Blue Train

(Extracts from Day Two, Somewhere near Paris) Just outside Lyon, very early morning I accidentally...
A Review of “Discombobulationism: The Newest -ism in Art”

A Review of “Discombobulationism: The Newest -ism in Art”

To watch the recent television exploration of Discombobulationism was to experience something that felt less...