Humor

I'm sorry but I just had to post this. Random. I Know. I'm doing this from Shields library 20 minutes before work. But here is a very well composed interview with Jean Touitou from dazed digital.com. Jean Touitou is designer and head of my favorite Parisian brand A.P.C. ( Atelier de Production et de Creation). And I find him to be hilarious. Here is a portion of the Q&A, most of them being one-liners.




Production or Creation?
Procreation


Radical or normal?
Normal is radical now.



Roger Moore or Sean Connery?
Roger who? You gotta be kidding me!



Rock or disco?
This is too private.


Raw denim jeans or check shirt?
Raw power.



Rollerskate or skateboard?
Rollerskates before 9 years old. Not more. Beyond this age limit, rollerskates should not be forgiven.


Stones or Beatles ?
Stones are cheap pussies, I mean that.



Navy blue or beige?
The darkest navy blue.


Art or History?
History is a very good drug. Art died with god



Elitism or Popularity?
Aiming for mass elitism.


Style or Substance?
Style without substance is too Warholian; five minutes of fun, and ready for the bin... style needs substance - even when an incredible substance has no style, who the fuck cares! We crave for great substance.



I mostly agree. However the comment on the stones is a bit harsh. I'm sure many Americans would have something to say about that. I also find that we share the same love for navy. Of course I should've known by the the limited color palette of his products. As for "art died with god" I'm not sure what to make of it. At first glance i am just going to assume that he believes god is dead and art along with it. Are we even talking about the same god? I only have 5 more minutes so i might will come back to this later.



First of all god is not dead, and if he is, so is everything else. Art itself cannot be dead, assuming that art is the expression of the individual, the same way monsieur Touitou's work can be considered art. Boundaries of art are also constantly pushed and altered, and will always exist as long as one has emotions. Given that definition in Touitou's statement, God is posited as the origin of art. One could say that God is an artist. Does God's creation justly reflect his own expression?

Yes, I know. I am overanalyzing this a little excessively. But please, I am at work, and uninspired by it. It's not my fault. Blame it on Baudelaire. Blame it on Gesamtkunstwerk