Kurt Cobain - February 20, 1967 - April 5, 1994

Here is another interesting article from our friend JenX67 regarding a new exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum

When the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) announced the selection of Michael Darling as its new chief curator, they did so on Twitter. Apparently, one of Darling’s strengths is his ability to attract “a whole new audience”. Audience development is one of the biggest issues facing arts organizations far and wide. Whether opera, contemporary art or ballet, much has been written about how the arts are currently struggling to engage Gen X and Gen Y audiences. Darling, a Gen Xer, comes to MCA from the Seattle Art Museum where his final exhibit is a look at how Kurt Cobain impacted a generation. “This exhibition asks viewers to question how and why Kurt came to mean so much to a generation,” Darling says.

jenx67.com, jenX67 | are you there God? it’s me, generation x,

You should read the whole article and check out this link to a slideshow from the exhibit.  And if you’re in the neighborhood swing by the exhibit!

I found this fascinating quote today:

Back in December the Harvard Business Review had a podcast featuring Tammy Erickson who recently penned  What’s Next Gen X? In case you missed it, you may want to find 12 minutes to listed to this interview about how Gen X leads. Interestingly, Erickson sheds light on how rules-oriented Gen Xers are despite being rule-breakers in their personal lives.jenx67.com, jenX67 | are you there God? it’s me, generation x, Feb 2010

You should read the whole article.

One book he recently reviewed was “Bright-Sided: How the relentless promotion of positive thinking has underminded America,” by Barbara Ehrenreich.  I had heard something about this recently on the radio and I think junkdrawer67’s review is spot on.  Ehrenreich makes the assertion that in the past several years America has developed a trend of often self-delusional thoughts of optimism.    I’m not going to rehash what junkdrawer67 has already pointed out.

I know what you are thinking, there is nothing wrong with a little positive thinking, but lets not bullshit ourselves people!  (we have the government for that).  Take a minute to give it a read. ~cg

JenX discusses an article she read “More Than Zero ” by Pete Peterson who espouses the high engagement levels of Generation X in politics, volunteering, etc.  Her argument is that Generation X does not really =
slacker.  I would argue that you can be a slacker……but still involved in things that are important to you.  When you label someone, that person is not that label 100% of the time.  And as individuals we have grown up and have added responsibilities which cut into our slack time  such as kids, spouse, taking care of the house, and all that “stuff”.  However,
that doesn’t mean I can’t still be a slacker at heart!  Sure, I’ll mow the lawn and all those other things, but it doesn’t mean I have to like it and can’t put it off until the last possible moment!!

So I guess my argument is that you can do all those things you need to do, but its ok to be slacker at heart! ~cg