Jenny Holzer / Kelly Wearstler / Milan Kundera / Frederick Seidel [ORG. POSTED 10.20.09]

[ED: I'LL BE REPOSTING A HANDFUL OF FAVORITE POSTS FROM THE LAST YEAR OR SO IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED ON 10.20.09]

[1]

“People are always shouting that they want to create a better future. It’s not true. The future is an apathetic void of no interest to anyone. The past is full of life, eager to irritate us, provoke and insult us, tempt us to destroy or repaint it. The only reason people want to be masters of the future is to change the past. They are fighting for access to the laboratories where photographs are retouched and biographies and histories rewritten.” [1]

[2]

[3L / 3R]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8L / 8R]

“I own nothing. I own a watch.

I own three watches.

I own five motorcycles.

It’s all I do.” [2]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12L / 12R]

IMAGES 1, 4, 5, 7, 9 AND 11 OF WORK BY JENNY HOLZER, SOURCES CITED VIA CLICK-THROUGH LINK; IMAGES 2, 3, 6, 8, 10 AND 12 OF WORK BY KELLY WEARSTLER, AS TAKEN FROM METROPOLITAN HOME AND VOGUE MAGAZINES, BOTH PHOTOGRAPHED BY FRANCOIS HALARD; TEXT TAKEN FROM “THE BOOK OF LAUGHTER AND FORGETTING” BY MILAN KUNDERA [1], IMPETUS VIA SASHA FRERE JONES, AND FROM “I OWN NOTHING” BY FREDERICK SEIDEL [2]