Komp-laint Dept
Komp-laint Dept by Bob Nickas is a collection of writings that showcases the author’s diverse interests, published by Karma in 2018. This volume compiles Nickas’ columns from Vice magazine’s Komp-laint Dept, covering the years 2012 to 2014. Within its 432 pages, readers will find essays that explore musicians like Neil Young and Sun Ra, alongside humorous critiques of various cultural topics, including politics, art, and nostalgia.
In this edition, Bob Nickas presents a blend of personal reflections and critical analysis, offering insights into both music and visual culture. The essays delve into the author’s relationships with the artists discussed, while also addressing broader themes such as the intersection of fashion and punk, and the complexities of contemporary graffiti. Additionally, the book features a two-part examination of Richard Prince’s use of appropriation, making it a multifaceted exploration of art, criticism, and history.
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The latest volume of writing by influential New York-based critic and curator Bob Nickas collects his 2012-14 column for Vice magazine’s Komp-laint Dept. This column unleashed the full omnivorous range of the author’s interests. There are essays on musicians such as Neil Young, Sun Ra, Royal Trux and Lydia Lunch, which look at their biographies and the history of Nickas’ personal relationship with their music; there are lengthy and often very funny “complaints” about, among other things, two different presidents, Jeff Koons, New York architecture, the meeting of fashion and punk, religion in general, nostalgia and the problem with contemporary graffiti. Additionally, there are meditations on filmmakers such as David Cronenberg and Nicolas Refin. The book is rounded out by perhaps the definitive (two-part) examination of how and why Richard Prince uses appropriation.
Bob Nickas has worked as a critic and curator in New York since 1984. He is the author of Theft Is Vision (2007) and The Dept. of Corrections (2016).
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