Good art shouldn’t require explanation, but it should benefit from analysis. In other words, if you can look at a piece for two seconds and comprehend it entirely, there’s something wrong with the work. Or with you.
Paper Monument, a journal of contemporary art, makes for a prime supplement to art-viewing. There are sharp essays (”The End of Carnality is the Beginning of Facebook”), a cultural analysis of YouTube, pieces about design, Deleuze, sculpture and Laurel Nakadate. Consider the journal your secret weapon.
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