Ben on Bruce McCall: Nostalgia for a future that never happened

Talk:
Bruce McCall: Nostalgia for a future that never happened


Brief Synopsis:
A kinda stodgy and self-congratulatory talk by an artist/cartoonist. He uses some interesting concepts in his work that he's created words for:

• retrofuturism - going into the past to revisit their (crazy) views of the future
• technoarchaeology - digging back to find ideas that never happened--and usually for a good reason
  
• faux-nostalgia - nostalgic feelings for things that never actually happened (like things that people were wishing would happen)
  

Ben on Bruce:
A kinda stodgy and self-congratulatory talk by an artist/cartoonist that I didn't know before this talk. I didn't really like his work, though the words he used (retrofuturism, tecnoarchaeology, and faux-nostalgia) were fun (but small) concepts. A couple of images made me chuckle; the three-page New Yorker cover and corresponding animation made me cringe.


Takeaway:
Absolutely none.

Rating: **