Comments on: Why I’m pissed off with Alice Yard

By: Game Well and Truly Over

Game Well and Truly Over — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:23:41 +0000

This blog post (and comment thread) may just be the greatest thing since sliced bread and the remote control. Had I not been in a public place while reading this, I would have stood up and applauded.

By: Georgia

Georgia — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:40:05 +0000

Fair enough, Christopher. I thought the stilted style of writing, the use of hyperbole etc was sufficient proof that irony and humour were at work here (the post is also tagged “Humour”). But I acknowledge that not all readers experience a piece of writing in the same way.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:27:26 +0000

I suppose, but it wasn’t completely clear whether or not I should be for or against the store

By: Georgia

Georgia — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:52:38 +0000

Christopher – but you got that they were opening a shop, right?

By: Christopher

Christopher — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:12:59 +0000

I thought it was a little too straight to work as irony. You had me confused rather than in on the joke. I thought “Why is she pissed off at a shop? She must really hate those guys. But she hangs out there all the time. Weird”

By: Georgia

Georgia — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:22:34 +0000

Marc – my post was meant to be ironic. You seem to be the only of my readers that didn’t get the point!

I am a big supporter of Alice Yard. The photos of Akuzuru’s performance piece were in fact taken by me.

By: Marc

Marc — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:43:35 +0000

Clearly you are clueless about what took place here and chose to give your pen liberty to express your ignorance. I will elaborate just to lead by example. This is a performance art piece done by an avant garde artist utilizing materials, images and movement to tell the story of her work. If you had taken a moment to ask a question or do some research you would probably have been enlightened or even educated on this artform. Please take the time to responsibily report on events that you witness.
It is better to be pissed off than to be pissed on.

By: Georgia

Georgia — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:29:16 +0000

I don’t know why people keep insisting this is marketing. Alice Yard is genuinely in my bad books…

UPDATE: A close reading of my post and a glance at the profile of the Flickr user who took the photos linked should demonstrate that the owner of this blog is in fact a big supporter of Alice Yard. I As not everyone is able to recognise irony, however, I ask readers to please ignore the comment above.

By: Nicholas Laughlin

Nicholas Laughlin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:05:12 +0000

Oso, the new Shop website will go live in a couple of days–so you won’t need to physically stop by to do your shopping!

By: oso

oso — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:16:03 +0000

Your online marketing is superb. I wish I could stop by to do my xmas shopping … I might actually enjoy it then.

By: Nicholas Laughlin

Nicholas Laughlin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:03:28 +0000

If you’re annoyed now, wait till you see some of the nifty objects included in the exhibition + sale….

By: Kajsa

Kajsa — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:23:25 +0000

This proved to be a very successful blogging technique, I just HAD to read this

Humans love conflict and drama, I guess…

By: Caroline Neisha Taylor

Caroline Neisha Taylor — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:08:37 +0000

lol. nice one, georgia.