During his milestone special, Bigger & Blacker, comedian Chris Rock once joked: “When you meet somebody for the first time, you’re not meeting them, you’re meeting their representative.” The joke itself has become an insightful classic that despite its bluntness and comical ire, it is actually rooted in a psychosocial philosophy that permeates society on a very real level. The …
Nationalism, What Is It and Where Can I Buy Some?
Nightmerica, was a two-person exhibition by Winnie van der Rijn and Ryan Bock (aka Bockhaus) that opened on Friday, November 1st and closed Sunday November, 3rd – capturing the fleeting Halloween surreality and lingering pre-election tension in the unseasonably warm air. Nights earlier, I streamed a Republican presidential rally at Madison Square Garden from my Fire Stick, wincing as a …