10.23.2004

Art Forum Quote

The article mentioned was published in March 2004:

«According to a recent article in The Economist, "men lose their fiscal prudence in the presence of attractive women." This assertion is based upon the theory of "future discounting," a notion that economists and psychologists alike ascribe to the reward center of the brain: One either goes after immediate pecuniary satisfaction or defers it for higher gains in the future. This curious idea, which collapses finance and libido within a visual economy, is the impetus behind Josephine Pryde's rather modest but engaging show. The exhibition includes a suite of photographs of pigs' brains and an imposing hanging sculpture fashioned from used bicycle chains—a "masculinized" version of Eva Hesse's Untitled,1970, originally fabricated in latex-covered rope. ...»

David Busse

I just wonder how many women use this daily and how many men are still sleeping.

1 comment:

Nefisa said...

"how many men are still sleeping."

you are actually asleep on your bed.

I used to study this effect at school, funny.