Here is a fun game that I only started to play last night with some friends just as we were leaving a dinner party:
What would be the most wrong, the most embarrassing, the most raw and inappropriate title for a solo show?
Here are my ideas:
1. My Barren Womb
2. I am Miserable
3. Please Buy My Art and/or Write About It
217 comments:
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gosh, that about sums it up mm. lesseee.
"incest" - or "grandaddy touched me"
"picking the wounds"
eh. these suck. this is hard.
The Stillness of The Heart
Breaking Boundaries
Poignant Reflections
I Love K Fed
Phenomenology and Tautology
Flattering Self-Portraits
Have you heard the good news?
I Hate Myself
Fractures of the Soul
I Wish I Had Been A Stripper But Now I Am Too Old
Genius
I hate my parents
Conquering addiciton
my favorite so far is " have you heard the good news" ha ha. daiel would be good at this game.
mm. sloth posted about a show at jeff bailey gallery. please look at it online. it is freaking me out right now. upsetting me.
FB, I can see why this would make you feel strange. It is related but very very different looking. Same things, different visual effect. Much more graphic, yours are delicate and elegantly awkward. More personal, yours are. That may not make you feel any better. I saw a show recently at Jeff Bailey that freaked me out in a similar way. Patterns and landscape. There are artists' work that I see that make me feel generic. It is depressing. But some things are just in the air....?? I am not sure what to think when this happens.
Here is a title:
I Have a Yeast Infection
I sorry FB.
Awwww, Slothy. You meant no harm. FB knows.
Maybe this will help?:
HFP was making paintings of "night vision" scenes from war, and everyone kept saying he should see Joy Garnett's work, and she was doing exactly the same thing. They met, Joy curated him into a show at White Columns. Both have since moved on with styles, and are good friends. It was just a matter of 2 artists' arcs intersecting at a moment. Not to fret.
Good point. You are you and he is him. You don't have to be enemies with the people whose work are similar...there can be a positive alignment. Sloth is wise.
Also: Just looked up yr work online, and I don't think it's that similar. His is more graphic/surrealist, yours is more hand-made/pop psychedelic... and way better.
no sorries!! I am sorry for spastic lapse into insecurity. It is just so weird when the thing in the air is your own thing. i hate that. but i have to go and see then i can formulate response.
positive alignment is welcome. yes.
also, I came across your "Lucky" mag photo shoot.... gorgeous!
The thing in the air is your own thing...I think we have all been there at some point. There is always a constellation of other artists and styles that people pinpoint you into. It's how we make sense of what we see. Not a bad thing, just there is this need to find your own divergent path within whatever trend. I should be down at the shack now making my work more unique but there is still all this post-holiday organizing and cleaning to do. LAME.
me too. I could write a book: "Studio Avoidance Strategies"
Yes FB was a cutie in that shoot. I was mesmerized.
Blogging being at the top of the list, Sloth!! Look at me, I haven't blogged so much in weeks and it's because I have so many boring tasks to complete. I should pull the plug here. 5 more minutes.
hearts on fire
bush sucks
coma remeniscent
cornrows and hatemail
slumber love and sexuality
wonderland and sexual activities of the stars
paris hilton had sex with me
gnostic gospels and Jesus: my interpretation
I am the way the truth and the life; I am a believer
Prophetic wanderer
I've already made it
this was brought to my attention
Well done Hams!!!! I knew you'd be good at this game.
Jesus Won't Save Me
I am Blind with Desire
My thighs need squeezing for they are soft as Cheez wiz
I like "Slumber Love and Sexuality"
Hams!!! ROCKIT.
zany contours
dog days for me
alice is my whore in wonderland
Child Abuse is Ok
Poo Smears
I Steal Bikes
pussy moments
the grimy underpinnings of armpits and universalism
untitled horse
empathy for my naval
Trapped in Rabbit Hutches
Paper Clips in My Ears Hurt Me
Juice and Jam Stains on my Jeans
i cannot even escape computer to make coffee. I have a problem! L train is out today. I think i will go on another bushwick camera outing today. now that the alcohol from last night is winding its way out.
"Pussy Moments"!!!! HAHAHA! oh my god....
Please Love Me
Please Love Me and My Poo
Lap Trauma
Gazing Inward at my Problems
Trying to Get Close to Others
corosive parking job
wishful cartharsis and jubilation
myself and you
For My Dead Dad
I am Highly Sensitive
The Dance of Anger
juxtaposing different things
juggling time and space
i am flying, no, i am soaring
the square dance of anger
the timing and placement of me is unfortunate
lap trauma!!! love
drawing money
falling leaves
the earth is painstaking
anatomy of barbarism
naming my aid's related illnesses
I am flying, no, I am soaring. LOL
corrosive parking job is great!!!
that homeless smell
my coming death via overdose
Embarrassing Problems
Joy
Healing Images
chinks and kikes should stay away from each other
aids and how to beat it
poke my wounds
symetry and justifications
detection of white heads
falling leaves....YES!
Stop the Rains
Don't Stop the Rains
Don't Stop the Dance
Stop the Dance
Me vs. Picasso
After the Rain Dance
Gut Trembles
Just Cause
Beer Goggles
tag you're it
hunting prey for kicks
Me vs. You vs. Picasso
"LOL"
Chewing Kittens in the Morning
"LOL"!!!!! YES!!!!
"Placenta non-grata"
This Work is Made from Baby Remains
Babies Kill
Cunts are Magic
Sallie Mae is My Pimp
memoirs of the drug clinic
I was once hospitalized
depression
bi- polar disordered
check points for mental hygiene
the gospel of carol
Splats on the Sidewalk
She's Listless, She won't eat
My sagging belly gets in the way
God's Invitation to You
Hammy, what about
Pressure Point and Chicken
remember? That was your name one time.
juicy drippings and paint
the studio is my coffin
cunts ARE magic
my cat is my child
The Labial Goddess
those are good ones. :)
Pressure pointing the starry scopes of visionary siezure
divorcing hank
lost in labial lubricants
libidinal listlessness
languid labial labrynths and lies
"Divorcing Hank"... HAHAHA! love it
My Psychic Told Me This Show Will Be a Failure
Oh my god I am laughing too hard...!
my dealer is a pharasee
art jams
I LOVE
Divorcing Hank!!!!
My Dealer Undermines Me All the Time
Art Jams!!!
a psalm for dollars
angels in my breadbox
ANything with Labia and lots of alliteration would be a success.
daddy touched me
manna in chelsea
Ruminations
you guys are cracking me up laughing out loud!
must... go... to... studio..........
This is kind of cheating since it's already a cd title but...
"babies pregnant with pregnant babies"
re: baad show titles
'blank slate'
'procrastination reigns'
You know I can't stay out of this one, this one the best ever. My entries . . .
Fuckbag Flora
I Went Down On My Dealer
Jesus Was A Capricorn (Wait. No. That's a Kris Kristofferson song.)
Minty Squaw
My mother, my art, and i...
Here's some guaranteed winners:
My Uncle the Rapist
Desperate Housewives
Tears of Jesus
Neoanything
Sadness: a Poem
Paintings from the Heart
Painting -- To Live!
I'm good too (I think)!
Most Improved 2005
looking under scabs
Fit to Frame
Touched by the Pope: A Visual Diary
Shapes-n-Forms-n-More
I Love You, Fuck You, I'm Sorry
I'm sorry, Edna, but "I love you, fuck you, I'm sorry" would actaully be a great title for a show...
I like Shapes-n-Forms-n-More but that's just me.
Torsion and Touching
Kinetic Invitations to Spirituality
Freed from Bondage of Self-Hate
Eliminate Hair Growth
And HAA Minty Squaw IS great. I want to steal it.
Ma Pussy Has Sagged to Look Like a Pair of 1984 Cheenos
I have a show coming up and now I'm scared about the title!! I'm serious.
what do you think?
Divorcing Hank or Art Jams?
I missed a great time--I've been really sick. So here are mine:
Fun with Fellatio
Obesity is so over
I just saved a ton of money on my car insurance
Hope you have a heart attack and die
Bush sucks Cheney's....
PD, I'm really sick too. I wish we could sip chicken soup together. I am sequestered.
"obesity is so over" is hilarious
I am so tired of chicken broth right now--ugh! It would be more fun if I had some company.
Who moved my cheese
Ham--come over and we'll have some Jack Daniels and Oxy.
It's not your baby
Who let the dogs out
Bladder control is overrated
Ha! Highlarious, PD... who let the dogs out... owie!
Bitch Whores
Dirty Little Whores
Hammerhead in the Morning Light
Breakfast on Bald Head
Put the Bacon Down
Give me back my suds
I am drowing in fish delight
Dolphins are a symbol of Peace
My Anullment
PD - you are great! Feel better please, you too Hams.
I like Divorcing Hank personally, HP. It's weird. But now you have thought of so many that the right one will hit you like a turkey in the forehead.
the pot is full of beans
gynecology is more painful than people want to admit
Reading these over again revealed new faves... most excellent thread!
My Fourth Abortion
Interplanetary Federations are a Mistake
What if your juice is made of pee?
Wazzup, Yo?
Voiding My Soul
The Zone
Yeah Sloth. Wazzzup Yo.
24-7
It's All Good
What up?
Pretentious German Attitudes
Rich Man's Po-Mo
Dirty Pillows
pursed lips
aging pets
pet loaf
sexy lady expressionism with flowers
The Baby Was Mine and You Killed It, Bitch
Women are Inferior
Can't you just imagine everyone saying, "Have you seen the 'Dirty Pillows' show at MoMa? It's great!!!
That would be great. I would like to see a show called that.
Nice Sloth.
It hurts, It burns
Greenish Discharge
My bisected stomach looks like a tush
Buy My Art So I Can Get My Teeth Whitened
Yeah!!!
My Teeth Are So Yellow, Please Help Me!!!!!
Based on this show, Would you imagine I had been ass-raped?
Hot Dogs Are For Everyone
2 dimensions are 3 dimensions
penis warts
Soul Ache
Soul Acne
MM, I can't stop laughing... the ass-rape one....
The Power of Art
I love Soul Acne
How about
The Power of Love and the Power of Art working together for the first time
PS - PLEASE CHECK OUT EDWINKLEMAN.BLOGSPOT.COM for an excellent excellent pick for artist of the week.
My Obsession: Kiddie Porn
Crevasse
Synergy Flow
Phat Lines
blogger can't find it, ems...
sorry that would be
edwardwinkleman.blogspot.com
my apologies. i too think kiddie porn, in particular baby porn would be good for art and show title.
kickass to uncle fritz on the blog mention. i just commented. scary.
I loved your comment FB and UF will too. He was very touched by the post. He deserves. He works harder than anyone I have ever met. Ever. Also let it be known that he has a Mountain Man sized appetite. Makes sense.
Reading the tea leaves
Zeitgeist
My hands are bleeding from painting so much
Sloth, what about
I am the Zeitgeist??
Zeitgeist is a word that is under-used especially in the art parlance.
I am the Palimpsest, the Zeitgeist, the aging Youthquake
YAY Uncle Fritz!!! I am in love with his paintings.
MM, I like how "I am the zeitgeist" has a Beatles reference...
Also, the Jesus reference..I am the way, etc., etc.
Fritz will be very pleased with these responses!!! He needs to feel the love.
Fritzy must know he is a frickin genius artist & loved by many.
ps MM, as per your & UF's recommendation, I've been playing with the Golden Fluid Acrylics. LOVE.
They rule. And they have changed both of our work and for the better we both think. Love the Golden Fluids.
They impart a freshness that has been lacking for me.
still experimenting... gotta make a real painting with them still...
Has this one been used already?
Who do I have to blow to get a review?
Nabob, no I don't think that one's been used yet. But there has been plenty of references to fellatio.
Do I Have To Suck Jerry Saltz's Penis to Get a Review?
I think this is an appropriate path you are onto.
Jerry, just for the record, I'm REAL good at BJ's. I got a blue ribbon at the County Fair.
I'll put you on the list.
WOW!!!! Thanks Jerry!!!! I am super duper excited to be on the list. Please make me, don't break me.
Please don't tell anyone about what I'll be wearing, okay?
Edgecutters of the Future
Future Shockers
The Shock of the Nude
History in the Making
Neo Avant Guardist
Fire in my Belly
My Paintings are my Children
I Paint with my Cock
More to come . . .
Numberone,
I can't wait for more. Please don't make me wait too long!!!
Cocks had make their debut.
My Cock is Set on High to Emit Rapid Fire Daubs of Paint
The Cock of Humanity is My Art
My Cock Hurts From Painting So Much
You have inspired me so much. I heart you.
The Avant Garde is Me
The Scalliwag Artist Leader is Me
I am Shocked by Newness in the Form of Me
Body and Soul
Heart and Soul
Stop Slapping my Face with Your Dick All Covered in Shit from Fucking Jesus, Part II
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