Cinema of Trouble: Andrew Mwangura, pirate Expert

[Higgins]

A lot of twists and turns to this story, as our hero,
Andrew Mwangura, finds both in reality and as a model for a movie hero
(the first comment is a gem too):


http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/pirates-of-the-horn-of-africa-the-movie-1687219.html

[Don]

When manufacturers make money off of tragedy with crappy toys and momentos, it's called crass materialism. When the Left Coast does it, it's called art.

[Higgins]

When manufacturers make money off of tragedy with crappy toys and momentos, it's called crass materialism. When the Left Coast does it, it's called art.

Is there no crass materialist art?

How about Jeff Koons?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Koons

http://bad.eserver.org/issues/1993/04/baker.html

http://www.juxtapoz.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=3411

http://www.artnet.com/artist/9741/jeff-koons.html

http://newyorkartnews.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/jeff-koons/

[Higgins]

Is there no crass materialist art?

How about Jeff Koons?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Koons

http://bad.eserver.org/issues/1993/04/baker.html

http://www.juxtapoz.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=3411

http://www.artnet.com/artist/9741/jeff-koons.html

http://newyorkartnews.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/jeff-koons/

More Jeff Koons:

http://www.jeffkoons.com/site/images/mih15_sm.jpg

from:

http://www.jeffkoons.com/site/index.html

[Don]

Yeah, but that doesn't qualify for tragedy unless her husband is just off-camera holding a ceramic shotgun.

[dclary]

More Jeff Koons:

http://www.jeffkoons.com/site/images/mih15_sm.jpg

from:

http://www.jeffkoons.com/site/index.html

Does that guy know there's a snake right there?

I'd have a hard time maintaining an erection if there was a giant snake right next to me.

Just sayin'.

[Higgins]

Yeah, but that doesn't qualify for tragedy unless her husband is just off-camera holding a ceramic shotgun.

Good point. Jeff's work does seem pretty crass and materialist though, I think. I guess I kinda like it...I haven't seen any of it in person though.

On the other hand, that ceramic series "Made in Heaven" on the Jeff Koons site, does in fact represent him and his Italian porn star wife.

[Higgins]

Does that guy know there's a snake right there?

I'd have a hard time maintaining an erection if there was a giant snake right next to me.

Just sayin'.

Yeah, I see what you mean. Well maybe that's the "Arty" part of the art.

http://www.jeffkoons.com/site/images/mih10_sm.jpg

[dclary]

I like that one much better.

[MattW]

"I have had it with these motherf*#king pirates on this motherf*$king ship!"

[Higgins]

"I have had it with these motherf*#king pirates on this motherf*$king ship!"



Andrew Mwangura would rather be played by Denzel. Maybe he hasn't seen Snakes on a Plane, though.

[MattW]

Andrew Mwangura would rather be played by Denzel. Maybe he hasn't seen Snakes on a Plane, though.And maybe he has...