the Daily Whale - 28 April 1991

Jay Scott : Daily Whale : archive : 1991-1994 : 28 April 1991

I saw a NASA inspirational poster which showed an astronaut lifted up to an abstract sky in the palm of a heroic hand. The first phrase that came to mind was “socialist realism”.

There was nothing realistic about it. The style was socialist surrealism.

clue:

Socialist realism is a school of art that was promulgated by the government of the late Soviet Union. You know, the brave peasant stands tall with his sickle, looking toward the horizon.

take oh take this clue away