
Chapter 8:
Pictures at an Exhibition:
The Afterlife of High Art
Marc Chagall. They fly around Vitebsk through Poland
From: https://www.facebook.com/1578244602389519/photos/a.1578253662388613/2895921713955128/?type=3
Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid.
“Double Self-Portrait as Young Pioneers”
(1982)
Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid. “Judith on the Red Square”
(1981-1983)
Ilya Repin
“Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire”
(1890–1891)
Valentin Serov
“Girl with Peaches”
(1887)
“They Weren’t Expecting Him”
From:
https://www.facebook.com/varlamov/photos/a.176691172385633/1265291260192280/?type=3
The Haulers are the “population of Russia,” while the ship is full of “[parliamentary] deputies, bureaucrats, oligarchs.” The caption: “Contemporary Russia in one picture.”
From:
Tech Support writing a response to a disgruntled client
From:
The whole department writes a letter to Websoft
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Vostroyans write a letter to Games Workshop: “Hey! Moskals! Give us some new units for the tabletop game!”
The Vostroyans write to Abaddon the Despoiler
Comrades, my ex just wrote me that she wants to get back together. Let’s write her an answer
http://1001mem.ru/p3902770
Trump writes to the Turkish Erdogan
From:
https://apostrophe.ua/news/society/2019-10-18/fotozhaba-na-trampa-i-erdogana/177737
Sign here
“I’m a vegan”
“No gluten for me”
“This is definitely lactose-free?”
“I’m fasting”
“G-d commanded us to keep kosher”
“Is this organic?”
Waiter: “Lord, I’ve had it up to here with all of you!”
From:
https://www.facebook.com/srednevekovie/posts/4078140485537896
Just a little bit more, Rover! The doctor just needs to take a look at your throat!
From:
https://www.facebook.com/srednevekovie/posts/d41d8cd9/2950482218303734/
Comrade Director, let’s make up our minds. Am I a mermaid, Batman, or Hellboy?
From:
https://www.facebook.com/srednevekovie/posts/3029186233766665/
“I saw a great show last night, it’s called The Miracle Workers.”
“Good advice, I’ll take a look after work.”
From:
https://www.facebook.com/srednevekovie/posts/2984663721552250/
“Yes, dear, I can’t talk right now. Put my beer in the fridge! What do you mean, I never do anything? I’m fighting!”
From:
https://www.facebook.com/srednevekovie/posts/3500265876658696/
“You have no right to the Iron Throne.”
“Are you nuts? I’m the Mother of Dragons.”
“Enough, John, let’s go.”
From:
https://www.facebook.com/srednevekovie/posts/3488341947851089/
What years is it?”
“1348, my son.”
“Why the fuck did you give birth to me at the height of the plague? So I could die?”
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Videoconferencing with the team during self-isolation
From:
https://www.facebook.com/srednevekovie/posts/3116706765014611?comment_id=3116746495010638