10 VANITY

The perfect dictatorship begins when the regime turns people spying on themselves, vigilant, infamous. Anytime, anywhere, the other is not a we.

One last thing about Kim Kardashian’s instafame: are you surprised that she gets hundreds of thousands of dollars for one sponsored post she uploads? KM: The increase in value of the world of things is directly proportional to the decrease in value of the human world.

Isn’t pleasure an important form of knowledge? Is vanity a devil in these practices? Vanity is built-in to all of us. It is a feature; not a bug. Self-preservation

VANITAS EST NOBIS

Tracing the limits of criticism is not only a question of truth but also a matter of decision.

Doch die Friedhofsruhe, die jetzt andächtig um Kiefers Werk verbreitet wird, ist aus dem gleichen Stoff, wie die hysterischen Abgrenzungsversuche, weil beides dem Werk äußerlich bleibt und aus deutschen Projektionen besteht.

On Jerry Saltz

Art, like life, needs to be restated constantly and protected daily.

Karl Marx Muses Over the Kardashians & Instafame

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