Artistic Ritalin
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Decelerate, the current main exhibit at The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, is a response to the manic speed of our modern age. Even as I write this, I’m distracted by NPR, blinking instant messages, unviewed email, and a ringing cell phone.
Comprised of works by ten artists, the works in Decelerate are an attempt to slow life down. It’s an interesting premise that doesn’t translate into good art. Most of the pieces in Decelerate are annoying, obvious or unintentionally ugly. Everyone understands that life moves quickly and that we're overwhelmed with stimuli. We don’t need bad art to tell us.
That said, I love the Kemper. Anyone can walk in and inspect the art for six or sixty minutes. And the museum just large enough to ignore Decelerate and enjoy the rotating showing of the Kemper’s stunning permanent collection.
1 Comments:
At 11:42 AM,
Anonymous said…
My name is Nikki Hughes and i would like to show you my personal experience with Ritalin.
I am 51 years old. Have been on Ritalin for 9 years now. I began taking it for depression after my marriage ended, and also in a misguided attempt to lose weight! I lost about 15 pounds at the beginning, had tons of energy, felt great...but the weight loss stopped within a few months.. I currently feel focused and motivated after I take it and am able to get a lot done. As well as the generic ritalin, I take 6 - 12 Tylenol 1 tablets a day. I know how bad this is, but can't seem to stop for more than a few days. The last nine years seem to be a blur...it's like I have lost those years....I hardly remember anything about them. I find this sad and frightening. I take what my doctor prescribed: three 10mg. tablets a day. I have tried many times to completely get off this drug but I now realize that I am truly addicted to it. If I stop taking it for more than one day I become extremely depressed and have very negative, hopeless thoughts and ideas.
I have experienced some of these side effects-
very irritable when it wears off; sometimes difficult to fall asleep, memory loss, hear music in my head that won't stop.
I hope this information will be useful to others,
Nikki Hughes
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