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From: LANGMUIR Category: Art Date: 19 May 2008 Time: 06:38 AM Review: ACADEMICISM GONE RIOT. COOKE'S TEPID APOCALYPTO GUSTON (IMAGERY ONLY) YOUNG PAINTER POSTURING IS THE FIN DE CYCLE OF A CERTAIN TYPE OF HEAVY METAL (OIL) AND VARNISH TECHNICAL APPROACH TO THE OLD LADY. WE THROW IN A LITTLE MODERNIST ARCHITECTURE TO MAKE IT LOOK MORE INTELLIGENT, AS IF WE MUST ALL BE THE KNOW ABOUT THE FAILURE OF MODERNITY (SEE THE HOLOCAUST FOR MORE INFO). SHITTING DOGS NOD TO MUYBRIDGE AND BACON, AND A TEAM OF ASSISTANTS MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS OF A LEVEL OF A FINISH THAT WOULD REVOLT EVEN THE PRE-RAPHAELITES OR THE FRENCH SALON (DO YOU KNOW THOSE CRUSTY PAINTINGS YOU WALK PAST IN MUSEUMS OR LAUGH AT THEIR INNOCENT STRIVING). A WAVE OF ABSTRACT PAINTERS MUST WASH AWAY THIS EMPTY RHETORIC, ADOLESCENT ENNUI AND REPLACE IT WITH ART THAT SINGS OF ITSELF NOT THE LYRICS OF JON BON JOVI AND KIRT COBAIN. GET RID OF THE AIRBRUSHING, I'VE ALREADY GOT THE T-SHIRT.