~~~ C.llery 1.1.1. School of Af1 Tl'le Unlvertlry of M•nllob.t Oela.b.er 6-27, 1815 Fum:.ng Jlii!I IJII'IC:t IIOil'! i he Ma.l\!lob• Ar" COIIOC'I · Cf\EDITS E~th 1bltbn Cu•ntor: 011111 Al"lul\dscn C.-ta!ogue huv. Flcbttl Enll"lit ~IAI()Que Phoeoor~~ny. Oal\ leO"IIIt na:e.nals.. beco'ne 5.1rle11t A fltlitltf 01 chcxc~ - l't :- .ctt!)ICf' l)aii'\Q mtot .n tht nli'~est of a.mhadc c:oMe.,t H.Jv~ tnllda w. d'!iii"'Qe rr~ anm., ~ """' b 'hal «M.te llo"ftCIIIQirl l$. • ~- onXa:-411. r~rtt bw!l able ta tnOfO lreretyo e:..pe~•••• Wl, ,..,.,. 'eôlbr.al ~ afld t;:wrntno œt:t\nlq".IIC$ 1Nr.h -- "'* ~. 1 .... to ~1Jc;~~~ ttlV d•l~unc:o bct:tfrr,ten d«or3l~ t1tt0 "''k)Co conto"": obo lhe lc.ea Gl s ~r&!'IL.Je vl'\!l~ o\'1110.1" Pf!tsonal a.~ c:onl ~'l'lp()taty S:W:ttl mel.all<"\0~. Ali ,). 0\'lltm nf ciC•nQ t;.o 1tllt!9 SI they ~an hold Qn tigialy IO Ul!- !'ellVOlltiOilS 3ll!J ~tMlliCrl$ or tne pas1 or !l'ley con a<3vnnoe aaocalf?tlcally. cu:hng lhems.e!-ve.s o11 lrorn plec?denl iO ma._1o:Eo. a 1\tUI a.nd radical ~UilemenL lt $.h0uld come es no w rprise to ~iuc:ents of modetntsm !nat tl',e art prœuced in tne 20th centur)' has put an aoocal)•pl i:: cca~ ov:H ro:ne p1etly conwrvotive foundati.on g,:nmonlli Art in 1n-s ccntury has been a ser!e& ol rat11~ l declarations di:>Qtiisin9 whal ii i Jming oill lo be, ln totrospcc:t, û dU'I()to;>r..on1 ~hot is both ICS$ (I!Srup!i•;~ Md more llncl\r ~h\ln WO r'lltÇhl ha~ 11'10\.ç hl :li l;r,s~. 1 dc:>c'l' l SOO lili$ 3PI)\1rOnt COntrtu::fiCf:Q.'\ i» n probl~m f()l corll~lt'IPQf.fl ty tl î li&i!; who tt::1w l'l.t\•e the M\·~ntage of ;, lenglhy I!IOk tlS.!k C\·e t the 8:) <>f 1.1<> odd )'031S Ol lhiS Cen!UI)'. 'h'hHO OUt IOfl'lill"'liO Cl8pOM 01'1 m.ey lti'IO apocalyp~e rnc:: aop~aMg Uran ar.comodatlon, out pract.ce nu~ more •nOlined to ra ... efse 1ne 1enc-enc!e!l t cor.~lder Eva Pounc. the Amencan tom iitl.:l 1.~ Europ~ana«J mocern poet 10 b: amcn9 lhe most eophisl~otod aeslhe;ieian& of llte 20tn contury. His doclaration .. 10 rn;)ke h new" has a.S.$U-med ltHI weight c-t a moml impe-~a livu ilnd in sorne clrd9s MS t;C:e:tmcd IO hi)t.'O \l lta:;h.cd lho thrM ;M !n!J eeht>, " QI ei$C,. ~C 'h"ttte o.>~dcflllôi.tl cu:: hOt:$ !hM Pound's ~try 3'10 e:til ieism rnM o app3rOnt, ovun if t'lis Slt ktenl ll(lhOr~nl (ll{lfl 't. Pol.lnd ~ppe-ated to ha .. ~ sptung tull·bod·~ rrom Lne tot~head ot mod~rntsm, !lui his att eden,h•ely u&ee lho p3Sl. perne.ps even 10 1ne leve! ot f~erence. ke to::~k the bes! aspects or 81lC1ent Orletual and Europ:an _un.sibd!ly atu:: manlod lham to the mosc ogg.rosswe M'Id provoc.ahvo &k:los ol Nonh Ar.u:r~n çuhur9 Chili'i1CI9(1.Sti~l)l, tl~ ,.,3s ;j1Jr3$.ivo iind sublle al ~ ume timo ln$vlllno t~r.d :sccvcir.g tho read-:r ln$!doe ;, slnnlo poq111 11'&.1nil1 <:Ombilltl.•t'll~ Ovl wh1ch c:lcr.~on;:; rna~o 1ho v.e-... ·er Angry or p!M sc:d 1$ <~n 11'1"'1<1tion to go ou a rool'<~ crr t~~~d of l>O.,o L'OMiderahlo seo;:~ nno d1•1tUiM . Fh·M tS flC:utely 8\Y.'Jri!-.OI t'li! 1e10110n IO Eu1cpean rtlCCatrtiSM and Ol lM ways 1n whic.h lhc Eur~n $Qr1Sil:ii1ily l'las stlnpOO- and œmlnues to sh:tpe - anlstlc act.v1ty ln t~orth America. lt' s. a p!rs1S1en1 •nlluen.ce w1th "'hien he nu liure patience: " Eacl'l wne 'A? ge1 a syssem tllai &.:art& to wotk we Europeana e ' '· W: &;att talking atxxrt tne celicale ~o~;hetiç- ~nd ;ho $Ophisrlcaïed nuonco ot things. 1 lond 10 fan bac~ on tOCh!lltal oolul ionli l 'rn fnaJnlng 10 1.10 (ln a,rti&t antl tl!>t onlf a cta(lt>-'" {lrl, \'.'o r;(Jn lvoa!'l cultore ~lfl we dOf'l' l n~ il$ çon:~;~nl, " F!t•nn'$ ))O~'SOnôll e.tO:K•ip:iOrl <>1 hl$ el(ccue-r,ec wi~ll tr(l(li liOr! and o! l liO A~tion nece~a'v to h~ft hrm~l llom ''~ wQigh'; i$ m>: C.."'tly 01:e arh$f.S pttXJicamcm ~~ $llilo.es me 3$ a ~tmtegy necessary rot a!l an:srs wno a!~ lnteres1ed 1n ma~ing V;nifiçanl v..wlr.. '1 tt.1d ;: sense ;hat rtg :nn~ss anc: oropome&1 !1'1 the making 01 an objoct wos a physlca! a1ra1nmen1 -thv und o1 a t ainbow scmO\\i'lere -an:J lhwing , <;lazlng, d~ccratlng . lne t.!tUCturt•i iuc:hnic aes 1 s~arted ÇOf19 lhroug!r l~ttso ro~leli and 1 lhraw ih''a:y everylhrng lhl)! ob'l iousry cl dn' l make seMe TI\Oro v;cre EO ma~y kneejerk respon~-$ go!r.ç in:o t."'en 1 c'.an' l ~new \\'lll\1 was righi. so 1 had 10 1nrc•n a\\':)? I?\!Gt)'lhing 1 coulé tn!nk ot ana f'm ; :ill lf.nc:ling nv..v ihings lo lhtow ftWCIV Wh;~ ; wa.-s 1!?1~ CY~I is. llO IDn!)Cr rt!)•d .,,,.oid&. MY ...._nd of tlll~iOh1 1 ino, ll:vcids any k•nd ot ltMW<>M I tochr.iquo wnich •s easily fc-l)l'!\lltlOIU 011d pla~ ngid Sl t!;:;~Ur!'S 4Ç!lill$~ $QI': GIII.IC"IUi c.'S, S o )'OV kno1•l lha DAille o1 tl1\l tttrn;i;;m Slill goas on. Flynn's rcspon~ t<> .-.Mt cc e<~ tl3 .. lh& b~U!o ol Ille l 4:rn&icn,. ht~s been \ln~;omprgmi$in;J omd oççontric:. ln the hl$1 Oigh iCOrl IIIOtl!hS l'le 1'1~$ m ;)(:IO IO\\' po1s lMl Me simil.tl ond, ln tru:1 hat O!<:la ted tr.llJ he doesn' ! lcr'row whtl.l hl$ ~ts are 1er. ancl boy<; tl<' lh:u h;)$ a:m!~rec tnal, "1 c on·1 )!no•,.,. Wl\lll l 'tri 1or " This aclmiSston nu ~e1h 1ng 10 do with aes.lh edc stopp1n.:ss- Flynn c-an ma~~;e te:nr,ically supato poli. and csn use g~zos.precisery- tlUI ll does na\'e to co wrlh a conowon o~ "''!!led eclect!c:;sm. an op•mn'l!ss 10 e'oerimemai :On and the 'Yagaoi:e; cl enonce. h Ol$o ind!::.J1os iJ hc\ll :h)' toler:tnee tor lt,~ih.uc . ln Il fvndarnur.k11 w:\y. Flynn. i$ ung>lg"~ne! then mo•;h~g on !-:> n t~ t10i l'l1 1n tOnt+CISr ''l'm nlwayo higt'l')' q •nlc:,\11 11-botJI o y 0'1.'1'1 mot Nes. l'm going lo malte rt blighcer, shiniet . biç~QI'. mo~e ccmp!ex1 Just basically so il,$ 9Qii'!D 10 9C"I <'l ltCniiO, lhill'S JUS1 \hO wa~· 1 lltm, bul il v•oul;l t<: niçe to tor.e i; down a hltla b,l b&e lntorm•no his work. Put simply. the Jlll.lf!DI• ls bcrlwc+;n i';\Pe,1s ol lhe boubl)riC énd lhO ll)rinod or.Cl Avnn hinit.Oif 1$ nol MVcrso to contt'li.ning t.hi$ pol~1lty wilh!n 11 ~""'al hM:~or~, "'· 9î:l1t'$it l hlil beg ... s to indi:a:& u,~. esseml~t eele<:Ucism. not onty or Aynn "$ WOfk, DtJI or me moe1om1s1 etttcr·prl!le 11!1 weil "'1 hlta cru~e lhil\gs \\ •ln ouulllul d eSI<;II'\5 Cfl IJtem." ft !- 5a)'$., "l lh!n~ I l como; o:.J c.l mj· Celdc heNtage " lt &lw ccmes. oui of l l'.e " 1nspln!)9 lechnolog"{' o1 the ~Olt! cemu1y • ..a technolog')' tnat has. lour.PfOVIrt.Jiy QUOt9S: Tom Wolie: POP cul!\119"$ •minonc• blanch•, çn lhe I)Oi~Siv(l il'llfi.IOI'lC(t Of liOl •Od$ ::11)(1 neon si~'"·· White he has,n'1 saltl so d ii!:CI!y, Il'!. s.tle 10 .US•Jm!. thal 'A'~(~ ne l:> envisicn lite- tecond COI'It11'1Q oj Oe~hl s. Khon a~d hie norde3. Flynn woulct îma;.1ne th1S new wave ot Dëtrbar•sm tn meti-·ftalte fuel arag~ters burm ~~c; out across lM> Alps on the !'leon gree.11 l:gh11rom a N ational Hot Aod Asso:ia;ion - ct'lr istmas treo, •• If VOJ loo": at one ci Flynn'& larç-t! f•c;>h.ie& you 9111 11'19 !dea: pedao;lals pl;.y1nl) lèJP hog, Qilêd OJ\.0 01'1 tOP <>i Hie otner ""'"' tout OC>ils o! d JiV IMl lnok ll~:e no~ 11nç.s t01 a mu!:i·tôk:lun!d ~u!l ln !he Chlff3 shcp ol troa.tion.ai c-emmec: e11:pre: son fM su:13ce ol me pota ,, llkety ta or.er a conluslon ot ncn ne:>n tOlovr - t~inks. blues. pwples ana f'1!.ilçontil:S - ihe ~ind of hlgMKh lniCtSC()nto you .Qui whon you 111ht ga$0lino Bnd wntor. " They'1e h~l'!· lcch hke Of8Ç~I!.1S t.lf!' h1gn•tceh.,"" r-t·~n $t:l~. ··ws l!ke talllf\9 3 200 lt01$:> horsep:>>\ Ef monsUOS1Iy, will"l gold and ctuorne and oin<~SUip!ng. Tt"iiu î"nœrests: me." ll's thts tasci11~tion Y•hich distinguishes his -~~oriç !rom tn.e tradltîonal objcct:s of Eu•opoaf'l arod, Pilrticulmly, Oricnt11l culturo: ·•1 «ll'll~ntly ot~v with i tle 'i?~ in ln~ tuil~hi•~. And Uto KOTtJans '1\'0t.lld say ll131 to ~:~() 'Vol•r IX)ls loci( lî~c you lcvo ri'Hl(;hw,:e~1;" i$ rough.ly thct """'V !1 woo~ lf'èfiStale Tt\~11 1)01~ IOOkfd b'-.d 1h~lîes" My traçl"!er usee til sav 11\ilt he 'A'ilS noJ1l!I'I::J buJ a humbie c•alt:;mon Weil. t.h.at hutt~bla c•af1sll'tli a toi sbout v.tla;'.s t ight ana '11101'19 r.hen -yeu pu! YISUal things toget!ler." Flynn t6 a o~ cl an h::onodast hera and 1ne l ltli3QSS l"le"s b!eall!ng are as: muon n1s a11n creations as any ~c's inheril~o: from the ccramic tra;iiiJQn. 1 lt ' (;!TIN lrçm a ';)lv9 co!J~r nHUUlg~;.~lm,m~ t:açk.glol•nel: h u Î$ paticnlly at>d hvmbly building 11cm ~CIBith B fA!'! motoreyclf! and ha!~: ftln)Seli bee(l SuCC~SSI'JI h\ ih~ ··pot 111U11et. •· al!ho.ugn llls totusat !o sLav v.l:h a:w ol 1rte g.x.o. l t\!ngg ne·s O!sco..-e•ed nas made hlm an lnconsistel\l tn31l;>Oaling 10 !ho most ad~ancod po!ll·me<~.runilits. ;ho&Otr~ f'«*, Altha 11'3}' fca.-r~ar~ ""&19>'\fo. ..,~. J" 'f ,J1Z IO Sf~ltii"!!C'I 1f1l u fi a (•·~~• . Hn~ \ •u•o1 1$(1'1(41 Of Ceo''il" 1~12-S.F A. OIII.'IIIC4 Unlot1;1'8+1( 01 MIUMn.ttG:!S. 1;10 GAAtnS ,.,.,,~t~ua r .. •~" COJI"C• C.•af• t m t.!.l-'Wiot~ t••uN.-.:~ co.,_., Otl"' stan EX HIDI flOt! 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