Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
Ray Fong! Can I say Ching Chong Ching Chong? I bet they’d get mad. It’s great to see how art is getting mixed more and more with commerce, and how the ignorant want to jump on imagery that’s delighting their senses. Do I have an opinion? Yes, Ray Fong being Barry McGee is an artist, the Ray Fong Chinaman design is a mockery of the long running image of the Chinaman. I used to draw this on my notebooks in more of empowerment and reappropriating a racist image. But in the end, those who are offended are stuck in a quandary, would they rather have a half Chinese American use this image or would they like to see it done by someone else? Does it make it ok? That’s just two sides. The third side is that it’s an artwork by an internationally known artist who is not racist. Ok enough said. The Ray Fong show at GR2 has a remnant. The lit Ray Fong sign still hangs in the store flashing, but no one says a thing.
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Ray Fong!Can I say Ching Chong Ching Chong? I bet they'd get mad. It's great to see how art is getting mixed more and more with commerce, and how the ignorant want to jump on imagery that's delighting their senses. Do I have an opinion? Yes, Ray Fong being Barry McGee is an artist, the Ray Fong Chinaman design is a mockery of the long running image of the Chinaman. I used to draw this on my...
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Prang, they make good chalk. Ever buy chalk? I think it’s a dying writing utencil. White boards or dry erase boards have been taking the gusto away from chalk boards. It’s getting annoying. So I’m going to stand up for chalk and black boards. Join me?
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Prang, they make good chalk. Ever buy chalk? I think it's a dying writing utencil. White boards or dry erase boards have been taking the gusto away from chalk boards. It's getting annoying. So I'm going to stand up for chalk and black boards. Join me?
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Back from Paris, and I’m welcome to the daylight savings spring forward thing. So now I sleep late and wake up early. I’m getting into the waking up early part. The best is if I can do both — sleep late and wake up early. I get much more done, even though it’s just more work, which is always a lot. But since no one reads this blog. I’m gonna stop right here.
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