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Controvercial Art.
November 27, 2012 at 6:35 am
(This post was last modified: November 27, 2012 at 6:44 am by Something completely different.)
I guess some of you will know the french electronic music duo Justice since they are known beyond France and probably beyond Europe.
Alot of you will therefor know tracks such as "We are your Friends", "Rivers of Nazareth", "Genisis", "Civilisation" and "Dance". And that their vids are usualy pritty awsome
examples:
In 2008 they rleased the track "Stress" together with a vid directed by Romain Gavras - which caused widespread controvercy in France.
It follows a group of black, magrhrebian and white youths from a Banlieue (french suburb) gang, roaming violently through Paris.
Alot of critics acused Justice of being racist and portraying foreigners in a violent image.
One thing which disturbed alot of people to, was that most viewers dont feel repulsed by what what the video shows, but are drawn in into the display of bloodlust.
I find myself debating this vid with friends eaven today, 4 years after it has been released.
What do you think? Do you know similary controvercial pieces of art?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap-xkjeXODo
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RE: Controvercial Art.
November 27, 2012 at 7:25 am
In truth, I don't find the above controversial at all, sure the images are violent, but do they challenge my perceptions, I am not sure, I have not followed the rest of the album, so I don't know where it leads, but the part I have seen the above video, has not added anything new to me. Maybe this is just because I am old, and I am just comparing it to what has gone before, seems to be nothing but a re working for the reality television age of the first scenes from a clockwork Orange.
However, I know of myself that I do not always see the world from what others would say was a conventional view point, and art which others find challenging to me seems everyday, and what others accept as normal I personally find anathema. Like the level of psychological control supermarkets use to 'enhance the buying experience'. It could be because that was what I did for a job, I am tuned to effects that most do not notice, or I am just off my rocker.
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RE: Controvercial Art.
November 27, 2012 at 9:39 am
I really like art. I've been learning all about "modern" (not the art movement, but time) art, specifically alternative art (in the last few months). It's interesting, but hard to understand.
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RE: Controvercial Art.
November 27, 2012 at 10:30 am
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RE: Controvercial Art.
November 27, 2012 at 2:50 pm
The first video is art, I can't see the 2nd, the third is just a bunch of people being violent with music(art) in the background. I assume everyone in the last video was an actor or there would be no way in hell they could get away with all of that.
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RE: Controvercial Art.
November 27, 2012 at 9:24 pm
The_Germans_are_coming, you need to learn when to use "c" and when to use "s." It's controversial, not controvercial.
Why is it that way? Because fuck you, it's the english language that's why. 
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RE: Controvercial Art.
November 27, 2012 at 11:15 pm
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RE: Controvercial Art.
November 27, 2012 at 11:15 pm
(This post was last modified: November 27, 2012 at 11:26 pm by Darth.)
Is learning where to place c's and s's nessecary? Perhaps, but damn it's hard. That was my first attempt at necessary and I'm leaving it there as an example, what people really need to do is look for the red line, right click the word, and let their computer fix it for them (unless there spelling is so off that the computed gives up, like mine occassionaly does).
Yes I spelt that wrong as well.
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