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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Excess - Surreal - Pathological

"The word Surreal has gained incredibly currency as a negative in our culture! In our ridiculously hygienic society, "surreal" seems to mean a lot more than Breton &Co, it seems to mean almost exclusively the excessive and pathological.
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After a while one starts to wonder what the deal is. Why is everybody warning against surreal things. It seems to mean nothing much more than excess itself."

-Courtesy of the always-brilliant Johannes Göransson.
Ross Brighton at 4:03 AM
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