56 ordspråk av Joey Skaggs
Joey Skaggs
After years of people sitting on their butts in front one screen or another, looking at or reading about other people's lives and events, a multi-national corporation connected to a global political party manipulates everyone into believing that information derived this way is unhealthy.
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Any deviation is looked upon as a perversion, is feared, and is usually a target of hatred and prejudice.
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Any journalist worth his or her salt wouldn't trust me.
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As a news story, I'm just a subject, not a person. My early performances were provocative, so I was stereotypically portrayed as a counter-cultural figure by the mainstream media.
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But I learned first-hand how the news media operates by watching how they interpreted, changed, and misrepresented my intentions.
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But I'm as susceptible as anyone else. At the same time, I'm highly skeptical.
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But my favorite work is always my next piece.
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Celebrations of anniversaries of disasters, such as nuclear power plant meltdowns or political assassinations, provide opportunities, as do holidays.
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How the media interpreted (they got it wrong), editorialized (they condescended) and criticized (they attacked) these performances inspired me to actually use the media more directly, to make my point.
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I created hoaxes. I confronted and challenged the majority opinion. I attacked, humiliated, and criticized the voice of the corporate mainstream media.
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I didn't want or need anyone's permission.
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I learned more complex ways to manipulate the manipulators, to bring attention to issues about which I felt passionate.
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I look at past work as completed, although I'm pleased that each of the pieces seems to have a life of its own and that the issues are still relevant.
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I loved painting and sculpting, but realized how difficult it was for a young artist to be taken seriously by the art establishment.
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I mean, who did they think they were dealing with?
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