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BrandonD » 23 Mar 2015 21:58 wrote:I was performing this weekend at a music festival in Austin called south by southwest. As I was walking along 6th street I noticed a tile in the road that was exactly in the style of the toynbee tiles. I'm sure it was a replica, those hip Austinites are probably well aware of that documentary. But it was cool to notice it.
Luther Blissett » Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:01 pm wrote:Weird, I was just talking about Toynbee with my friends today. Word on the street is that the artist moved to New Jersey.
Two elements struck me today: he's an antisemite. Of course I noticed that in the texts before but I had never really linked the myth of the man with the contents of the message before.
BrandonD » Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:21 pm wrote:Luther Blissett » Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:01 pm wrote:Weird, I was just talking about Toynbee with my friends today. Word on the street is that the artist moved to New Jersey.
Two elements struck me today: he's an antisemite. Of course I noticed that in the texts before but I had never really linked the myth of the man with the contents of the message before.
How exactly are you drawing this conclusion?
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BrandonD » 24 Mar 2015 04:21 wrote:Luther Blissett » Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:01 pm wrote:Weird, I was just talking about Toynbee with my friends today. Word on the street is that the artist moved to New Jersey.
Two elements struck me today: he's an antisemite. Of course I noticed that in the texts before but I had never really linked the myth of the man with the contents of the message before.
How exactly are you drawing this conclusion?
elfismiles » Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:54 am wrote:Have you seen the documentary Brandon? As Luther indicated, apparently some of the tiles have pretty clear examples of such. Though of course, there is also evidence that some tiles are not by the original artist. So perhaps the anti-Semitic ones are knock-offs...
And yeah, the Mamet bit makes me think zeitgeist - noosphere - synch.
BrandonD » 24 Mar 2015 15:05 wrote:Yes I saw the documentary but I don't remember that part of it, maybe I blocked it out because I wanted to like the guy! Anyone who pulls off such an elaborate and mysterious art project is someone who I'd really like to be awesome.
I wish there were 1000 Toynbee-style mysteries going on out there - by which I mean, cryptic mysteries that seem odd and vaguely creepy, but not downright EVIL like pedophilia cults and police state conspiracies and such.
BrandonD » Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:05 am wrote:elfismiles » Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:54 am wrote:Have you seen the documentary Brandon? As Luther indicated, apparently some of the tiles have pretty clear examples of such. Though of course, there is also evidence that some tiles are not by the original artist. So perhaps the anti-Semitic ones are knock-offs...
And yeah, the Mamet bit makes me think zeitgeist - noosphere - synch.
Yes I saw the documentary but I don't remember that part of it, maybe I blocked it out because I wanted to like the guy! Anyone who pulls off such an elaborate and mysterious art project is someone who I'd really like to be awesome.
I wish there were 1000 Toynbee-style mysteries going on out there - by which I mean, cryptic mysteries that seem odd and vaguely creepy, but not downright EVIL like pedophilia cults and police state conspiracies and such.
Luther Blissett » 02 Oct 2015 21:03 wrote:Our actual Streets Department has drafted a policy to halt resurfacing projects if ever they come across an old Toynbee tile in order to pull it up and save it for posterity. This I just can't believe, it's hard to imagine these guys caring about preserving public art.
http://planphilly.com/articles/2015/10/ ... rect-a-few
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