o hand in hand

i decided to take a glance at the counterpunch site today, since it keeps appearing in the ever-bewildering "related searches" section of my blogspot ad (alongside things such as "sprockets" and-- weirdest of all-- "andrew sullivan"). at any rate, i came across a surprising article about salvador dali and fascism. i've never been much of a fan of dali. i find his technique too controlling, and it's hard to get past the obvious in his content (not to mention the attended legacy of puzzles, calendars, lava lamps, etc., but i can't exactly fault him for that). but i have found his peculiar writings worth a look back in grad school... and having a general interest in surrealism and its social climate, i was surprised to read about his long term support for the franco regime. knowing little about dali outside of his artistic concerns (not to mention precious little about franco, which i'd like to remedy), i can't comment too much about this. but i will say that my concept of bohemia becomes trickier and trickier the older i get, as does any designation of someone/something as "anti-establishment." definace strikes me as something in constant need of fine tuning (and yet, as a painter, i pray i still have some basic instruments of piss-and-vinegar at my disposal).