“Basquiat’s crown on loan.”
From Lawrence Swan’s evolving Art Bum Comix, and posted with permission of the artist.
6 responses to “Art Bum Waits for His White Male Privilege to Kick In (Comic)”
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What is this supposed to be?
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I believe he’s making a statement about the artist as outsider. Regardless of identity, the artist is eternally on the outside and it is really about degrees of alienation from the mainstream.
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Where you believe the alienation is attributed to or towards? I wonder if the alienation is self-imposed to protect what one does not understand.
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I think the role of the artist is always as an outsider if it is going to be successful, and I don’t mean monetarily.
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So from one artist to another
I love you and I am so blessed to have you as a friend and supporter.
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Kafka, when asked if he felt a kinship to his Jewish community, said “I don’t even feel a kinship with myself!” – or words to that effect.
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