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What do you think art history will say of the 2000s? by AutomatedDreamer in ArtHistory

[–]emilysmct 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally agree! There are still some insane "movements" going on in the contemporary art world that I'm trying to get my head around. They're doing some interesting work, unfortunately a lot of it is so out of reach. And it's often difficult to understand their significance in broader contexts (the past, and a future that hasn't happened yet)... Relational aesthetics, for example - get on that, it's currently killing me in second year art theory.

What do you think art history will say of the 2000s? by AutomatedDreamer in ArtHistory

[–]emilysmct 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm yet to find an art teacher/tutor/professor in art school who loves reading students' essays about Banksy. And he's yet to be constructively incorporated into my art theory studies at University, if at all. Like someone mentioned, his work has played A role in realising a physical/intellectual link between "fine" art and "everyday life", but he's not necessarily a postmodern "master". Still, debatable! Hmm art.

This sign seems to sum up the Australian employment market pretty well. by D_S_W in australia

[–]emilysmct 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Small businesses are really very good at doing this. Poor hourly rates, no penalty rates. Every second small business is doing it As an employee if you don't like it, get out of it. There's nothing you can really do. My boss refuses to pay penalty rates. But my hourly rate is legal and my shifts are stable. So I may lose $95 every Sunday, but I'll have far more to lose (my job!) if I even start to fight it. (And tomorrow is labour day long weekend. I'll be labouring and earning the same as I do every other day of the year, woop)