Artfulness is always gestural, always performative. It is remarkable in just how alien from nature it truly is, because the artful gesture or artfully turned object always diverts attention from its natural origins and toward the agent who has supervened to give the gesture or object its heightened sense of singularity, which this agent has [...]
On Friday, May 8th, in Succasunna, New Jersey, twenty or so adults will gather for the expressed purpose of cuddling with each other. For this platonic group canoodle each participant will pay the modest sum of 20 dollars. Cuddle Party USA isn’t your usual gooey New Age, Esalen-inspired gestalt therapy rebooted for Info-Age neurotics; it’s something [...]