ART THOUGHTZ: Beuys-Z

GREETINGS WWW. TODAY IMA DISCUSS THE POWER OF PERSONAL MYTHOLOGY A.K.A. SWAG. YOU MIGHT GOT TALENT, BUT WITHOUT THAT SWAG NOBODY GONNA WANT TO PARTAKE OF YOUR TALENT AND THAT WOULD BE A GODDAMN SHAME. LUCKILY THE PHARAOH GOT YOUR WELL BEING ON HIS MIND.

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[HennesyYoungman]

@veuvecliqot compelled to deal with their world in their own way

[veuvecliquot]

cont.--Making great art often requires a great ego but in beuys case i sometimes feel his (at times) solipsistic pursuit of a mythologized persona to be contrary to his more utopian goals. Do u ultimately feel that his pursuit of ideals through social sculpture was successful/admirable?

[HennesyYoungman]

@veuvecliquot i didn't see these comments earlier, sorry about that. in any event, this video isn't about the effectiveness of beuys' the utopian goals, its about highlighting the nature of his self-mythologizing as it relates the artist as a complete intellectual "commodity" for lack of a better word. and to me this is easily echoed by jay-z's self aggrandizement throughout his rap career, which is something i loved about jay-z for a long time, he has always himself as a myth unto himself. cont

[HennesyYoungman]

@veuvecliquot about social sculpture. i do think its a very admirable project. producing art is a very insular practice and any attempt to bridge the gap between the studio and the places where art is consumed is a fantastic challenge to take on. but then the question of art's ability to seriously have a real world impact comes up in my mind. there are obviously more effective occupations one can take up instead of being an artist in handling societal problems, but i dunno, some people are

[SABRENOSE]

Thanks for the shout out for Bueys Hennesy he's one of my favorite artists. Interesting comparison between and him and Jay Z. What is the band performance clip from?

[HennesyYoungman]

@SABRENOSE its a song he made for germany's green party. it's called sonne statt reagan

[ugartist]

If your "trying" to become an artist, maybe your trying to hard bro. maybe you should become a teacher instead of an artists

[akoione]

its INDIVIDIUAL MYTHOLOGY

I LOVE THIS POST YOU DID pHAROAN hENN

[katurahthomas]

I just can't get enough! LOVE SIR HENNESY

[ZeitOner]

@HennesyYoungman

The letter...

"King Louis [Ludwig] II had Hans H. sent away (from) his castles. His Majesty prefers you to this specialist of compositions for the flute. I can understand-if it is a matter of artistic choice. But is not the enthusiasm that His Majesty displays for you motivated by a political choice as well? I hope this question disturbs you as much as it does me. What ends do you serve, Wagner? Why? How?"

[soysos]

My wife and I love your videos!

How about exploring the theme of former grafitti artists transitions into the "real" art world?

[LizIsakson]

Hey Hen, got a big MFA crit today and I'm taking your advice to heart. If anyone questions my personal mythology, I'll thank them for their ignorance and tell them to turn down their 20 watts so they can see my shining star a little better!

Thanks Professor Pharoah.

[henner59]

love all your lectures. super smart and accessible and hip and funny. brilliant. thanks.

[YOUsnozeYOULOZE]

This just made think of Magnolia/Tom Cruise.

[ashnfn]

thank you

[StewartLucrative]

Excellent video. Comical, yet informative and interesting. Keep up the good work, you have one new subscriber.