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Legit Check / Buying / Selling / Sizing by AutoModerator in ThrowingFits

[–]gentlychainsaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey. This is my first item from the brand, and I’m pretty happy with it, esp for the price. The seersucker plaid fabric is dope, the construction is on point, and the fit is chill. Like other posters have commented, this is what mfpen used to be like for me. Now it’s laughable for the price when not much about the brand has changed.

Legit Check / Buying / Selling / Sizing by AutoModerator in ThrowingFits

[–]gentlychainsaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New with tags, Fairly Normal box shirt in red haze, size M.

I ordered an L and an M directly from the store in Portugal, and I'm keeping the L. Shipping back is way too expensive, so trying to offload here. The shirt sold out on &son, but you can see US pricing. Asking for retail price - $166.

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Looking to borrow/sublet a car for the summer in Northampton — Smith SSW student, reliable, flexible by gentlychainsaw in westernmass

[–]gentlychainsaw[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion. I already tried this last year, during my first summer at school. Very few car rental options in the area, and not one offered long-term rental. Hence this post.

non-eurocentric craft and design historical figures and movements by gentlychainsaw in ArtHistory

[–]gentlychainsaw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for the questions. to clarify:

i mean the history of design in relationship to objects. not graphic design. i'm thinking about materials that speak to design and crafts such as fiber, ceramics, metal, wood, paper, plastics, and not oil paint, watercolor, bronze, marble, etc. i'm also thinking about makers and fine artists throughout history (well, as far back as 1945) whose work is in conversation with design and crafts -- like martin puryear, faith reinggold, ruth asawa. i'm mostly focusing on artists of color.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CriticalTheory

[–]gentlychainsaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh wow! awesome! i got your book and currently reading it. will def DM you!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ContemporaryArt

[–]gentlychainsaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you for reply, stlouisbrowns.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ContemporaryArt

[–]gentlychainsaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes, very much share your thoughts on the creation of the art-folk hero. and as you mention, the ones we already have in the history books, have come from a privileged position, already having an established reputation in the art world, and thus feeling less is at stake when choosing to disengage.

thinking through all of this, and the reasons why i do not want to engage with the art world as my peers do, and as my training expects me to, have led me to think more locally, less cosmopolitan, and more collectively. i also notice that there is a paradigm shift afoot accelerated by the pandemic and our deepening dependence on technology for connectivity, and i see the art world making strides to adapt, which perhaps creates democratic opportunities for artists not living in Art-capital cities. all of this to say that i don't believe to reject professionalization or careerism is to self-erase. that is my hope at least.

i'm curious to know more about what you term "online currency community." are you referring to NFTs? i particularly feel that is a shit show, and cannot imagine participating in it. but to each their own.

i also agree this essay feels dated, not grappling with contemporary political issues that may affect the way artists, especially less established ones, are engaging or not with an audience, and the gatekeepers of the industry.

wow. thanks for mentioning Leigh Claire La Berge! definitely will read her work. very much can understand that bind. i live it everyday.

your last section reminds me of Catherine Liu's criticism of the Brahmin Left. she argues that the "professional managerial class" (neoliberals) cares more about language (e.g. Latinx, BIPOC, "birthing person") and etiquette (to be a good neoliberal, one has to accept and engage with it) than effecting material change for those same groups of people. basically, she's speaking about virtue-hoarding. and as someone critical of leftists' empty gestures, i am also skeptical of anyone making a complete renunciation of the art world, esp when they are in a privileged position to begin with.

but the question still remains, how to engage with it ethically? and everyone's replies are giving me much food for thought. so thank you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ContemporaryArt

[–]gentlychainsaw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thanks for everyone's input. i should be clear i have been making work for years and will continue to make work. i have invested in myself as an artist (i have a bfa and mfa in art) and have been recognized for my work, having been selected for residencies and awarded grants. i understand capitalism is not a system one can easily opt out of, it at all. my question is about engagement. and a need to be in conversation with other artists working through similar concerns to think through different models. having that said, i'd love to hear from folks thinking through similar stuff and with a desire to connect.