Memes

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The Harrowing of Hell by a follower of Hieronymus Bosch, 16th century

The Harrowing of Hell by a follower of Hieronymus Bosch, 16th century

The Downward Spiral: Persona (Part II)

Have we blown past the point of Peak Identity? Continuing on the heels of last month’s column, Dean Kissick considers how memes and masks have superseded the performance of the self.

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Lady Gaga, Dawn of Chromatica (2021) 

Out of State

It’s September. When the kids go back to school, what do the adults return to? Tradition? Seasonal basics? Cyberstalking like it’s the early aughts? Natasha Stagg reflects on summer’s wind-down for the final Out of State of 2021.

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Still from Still Life (Betamale), 2013, single-channel video, 4:54 min, courtesy of Jon Rafman Studios

Portrait: Jon Rafman

“People are repeating history without the knowledge of their doing so.”