[lbo-talk] TJ Clark on London 2011--trashing the footlocker

Chuck Grimes cagrimes42 at gmail.com
Fri Sep 27 22:24:01 PDT 2013


I hesitate to suggest it, but try and get through it. There is interesting stuff to chew on. Clark was in London and lived a few blocks from the action a couple of years ago. It made him reflect on what all that meant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MryiJVcsHkQ

It has the usual problem with Clark. A lot more questions than answers and deadends that seem to leave off before you get to the wall. But worth a few minutes.

I think he misses something, which is the role of the unintended document, the actual piece or momento from the act itself, as an image. This isn't just a quick cell phone image per se, but a kind of assemblage of pieces that are more grafitti than image...can't describe it. As usual, you know it when you see it.

CG



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