A state of quietus

The Construction In Hand kicks it!

The Construction In Hand is retiring, into a void of peace.

Here, in handy labour-and-eyesight saving summations, are the two better pieces that never got posted:

POST 1.

Title: Constructive art in Europe- still alive and kicking.

Subject matter: Constructive art in Europe- still alive and kicking. Praise some European artists; young constructive artists who have a programme and ideology, working towards changing the entire built environment. Praise three stunning, vital centres of socially-driven constructive art:

HAUS KONSTRUKTIV, Zurich

MUSEUM RITTER, Waldenbuch, Germany

MUSEUM FUR KONKRETE KUNST, Ingolstadt, Germany

Hate figures: Most famous British artists. And Matthew Barney. The makers of surface shocks, shallow banalities dripping in obscene amounts of money; the total lack of personal position or ideology (or even awareness) in Barney, Hirst, etc: it isn’t good enough, for the world’s most famous contemporary artists.

Conclusion: Support socially-driven constructive art. Visit the Haus Konstruktiv, Museum Ritter and Museum fur Konkrete Kunst. Don’t visit contemporary conceptual British art events, especially those involving successful Goldsmith’s College alumni.

POST 2.

Title: Cain, Vian and Djian.

Subject matter: James M. Cain- the greatest ‘anti-novelist’ who ever wrote. Compare and contrast with two French ‘anti-novelists’: Boris Vian and Philippe Djian, both influenced by Cain. Praise Cain’s subtlety, brevity, clarity and skill.

Hate figures: None.

Conclusion: Simple, colloquial writing is extremely powerful, and skilled. Read books by James M. Cain, Boris Vian and Philippe Djian.

Cheerio. Keep your eggs warm.