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March 18, 2008
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Last week on the show, Rachel Martin spoke with Jeremiah Palecek about his paintings of Internet memes. Above, he walks us through some of his work, from YouTube to canvas.
Painting is so gimmicky now. This aesthetic of painting is a meme as well, Dana Schutz still does it best. Ah, I hate to sound so negative though, congrats to Mr. Palecek.
Please, if "meme(s)" is the word du jour, let's pronounce it with a long e.
It was morphed from the word "mimesis" around 1976--as "an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture." Quite catchy, not? As is The Bryant Park Project. Thank you and good day.
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