This is What Happens When You Put Corn on the Cob in the Microwave
Just like mom used to make.
I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own tastes.
Marcel Duchamp (via blame0it0on0the0black0star)
Dadaism is something that doesn’t make sense if you try to make sense of it. It is simply a rejection of aesthetics, as you said, but also a rejection of logic and the forward progression into what dadaists believe is the demise of humanity. It says to philosophy “You are no fun. Quit pondering and enjoy your life.” It says to art, “You are of no use. Let people express themselves how they want.” It says to politics “You are simply indulging in the illusion that progression is improvement. Let people govern themselves.”
Dadaism is also self-defeating through the perspective of logic because it itself is illogical. It is internally consistent because it is externally inconsistent. Does that make sense? Because it shouldn’t.
Davey on Yahoo! Answers (via correcthorsestaplebattery)
In 1916, painter John Sloan, dadaist Marcel Duchamp and three of their friends broke into the interior staircase of the arch. They climbed to the top, cooked food, lit Japanese lanterns, fired cap pistols, launched balloons and declared it the independent republic of New Bohemia.
That sounds like the most fun ever.
omg yes
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NISHIKIGOI
[noun]
ornamental varieties of the domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens.
The word koi comes from Japanese, simply meaning “carp”. It includes both the dull grey fish and the brightly coloured varieties. What are known as koi in English are referred to more specifically as nishikigoi in Japan, literally meaning “brocaded carp”. In Japanese, koi is a homophone for another word that means “affection” or “love”; koi are therefore symbols of love and friendship in Japan. The koi is also an often recurring symbol in Irezumi, the Japanese art of traditional tattooing.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7assbDhW91r47bczo1_400.jpg)
NISHIKIGOI
[noun]
ornamental varieties of the domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens.
The word koi comes from Japanese, simply meaning “carp”. It includes both the dull grey fish and the brightly coloured varieties. What are known as koi in English are referred to more specifically as nishikigoi in Japan, literally meaning “brocaded carp”. In Japanese, koi is a homophone for another word that means “affection” or “love”; koi are therefore symbols of love and friendship in Japan. The koi is also an often recurring symbol in Irezumi, the Japanese art of traditional tattooing.
