The Minnesota Independent

Matthew Barney - Latest Stories

Absurd and artful takes on Biden v. Palin: From owl signs to Macarena meltdowns

By Paul Schmelzer | 10.03.08 | 2:37 pm

With half of my Twitter friends in the political sphere and the other half involved with art, watching my feed during last night’s debate yielded an entertaining mash-up of both. One, from Washington, D.C.–based art journalist Tyler Green, referenced a contemporary art darling (who happens to be Mr. Björk): “It occurs to me that Matthew Barney was on the vanguard of incoherence as a strategy. Palin’s just following in his footsteps.”

So in the spirit of absurdity and art, a less-than-political rundown of odd takes on proceedings.