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It had good Louise Nevelsons. And it was good at talking about the fifties and sixties and that kind of modernism as a coherent aesthetic. And I've finally discovered Mad Men, and have been mainlining episodes, often ignoring more virtuous entertainment to do so.
I like that Mad Men is (apart from smoking and drinking) about the fact that what's on your inside will always be different than what's on your outside--that inner and outer life are different dimensions. Nevelson does this too, all the paint. All the hiding of the scraps of wood becomes a gesture that points more and more aggressively to the fact that this is chunks of 2x4.
I'm an honest person, myself. But I like dishonesty. It's not just more interesting. It's more true.
To an optimist every change is a change for the better.
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