Andrew Schroeder

Some people think on the toilet. Other people can only hatch ideas when walking, chewing, gum or other activities. I really think best when I am riding public transportation. I have no idea why this is… but… the sounds of the “Stop Requested” chime seem to help me punctuation my thoughts.

This morning I was thinking about the connections between everyday life and art making. I hang out with artists quite a bit… and a couple of weekends ago someone had the nerve to call me boring because I was tired after getting up at 5, working for 9 hours, and then heading out to tackle my social obligations. That’s everyday life my friends… at it’s finest.
I find it a bit hard to swallow that the same artists that look at the everyday life for inspiration are so quick to dismiss its value when in practice. Why is it that art-making that tries to cozy up to the everyday inevitably will turn it into a spectacle of pure annoyance?

Will someone please explain this to me? Or am I simply to boring to figure it out? Maybe we all need to go back through the ranks of the Fluxus movement to understand that art and everyday life can come together… peacefully… quietly… and respectfully.

…that I should find this incredibly relaxing?

District 9
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(Thanks Stu and Seth)

There is no plateau of resting or stabilizing. Once you are interested in how things evolve, you have a kind of never-ending perspective, because it means you are interested in articulating the evolution, and therefore the potential change, the potential redefinition. —Rem Koolhaas

…to admire the view.

I stumbled across these while beginning my workday. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did…

From AceJet 170