Brother, Can You Spare a Loft? Pedestrian Art. The Rowan Auction on Feb 8.

 The Bus Bench decided to support The Rowan by injecting some political art into their auction. Rowan is on Art Row (which was a major selling point.) I was surprised no other artists where down there being artful, but I guess they don’t want to make the business people too angry, since it’s all about sell, sell sell!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Browne being an eco performance artist by recycling her Street Wear art by Edith Abeyta

 

The Bus Bench doesn’t have this problem.

1. Everyone hates us. We get banned from virtually every venue that we have been to more than twice.

2. Browne Molyneux has a day gig two degrees and doesn’t need your fucking money..
3. We’re satirists, which means we can work in any genre. No label to confine us, so no need to network or be nice when you’re not really part of a particular clique.
4. We still don’t need your fucking money read number three.
5. Fuck rule number five.

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Most people thought I was very cute. I got five “you’re adorable” comments and six “that’s great.” I know I’m adorable and great, so this did not surprise me.

I was surprised at how the working class people who were working security seemed way more paranoid about me than the rich people who were organizing the event. I mean yeah on some levels I get it, but on some levels: you do know you don’t own that building? Geez, people should lighten up, but I understand.

Security guards are paid to be mean, so that the rich people can laugh and pretend to be liberal and open minded.

 

It was like that time I worked for an art organization and my job was to discipline the kids (didn’t know that when they hired me, I thought I was being hired to be one of the cool almost rich ladies) while the rich ladies (and almost rich ladies) got to be cool, artistic and the givers of candy. Then the rich ladies got mad at me and fired me because I wouldn’t yell at the kids and I didn’t like the uniform they gave me to completely sterilize my artfulness.

But you know, fuck them. Fuck rich people, but I won’t say fuck security, because they are just working for a paycheck, rich people are working to keep everything the same so they can continue to get everything.

Here is a PDF  of the flyer that Browne passed out.

 

Browne Molyneux

Comments

[chimatli]

That was very cool!
Yes, it's true you are adorable but five different people told you that? Is that the new word among the moneyed class?
Were they being nice or patronzing?

[EL CHAVO!]

Wow, now that is a good protest/action! The Bus Bench, still telling it like it is!

[browne]

I think it was combination of nice and patronizing, but I get that alot. Online people get way more angry with me than in person. I remember I had this satirical graphic literary piece about eating babies (a modern twist on Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal) and when I read it people always said, "oh my gosh, you're so cute." I can talk about pros of beastiality (and I have) and have that happen, so I don't know. I think I play a very good straight dumb man, which is a very good skill to have in satire.

[Li]

Brother, Can You Spare a Loft = Brilliant!

[loveandhatela]

Genius :) right on..good job.
Could it be that you were the cause or reason why they only sold 63 of 79 lofts up for auction?

[browne]

We'll see if that 63 number holds...they could have not been greedy and sold them all for between 100-200k, but no they have be greedy assholes.

I hope when they rent them, (because they will) they do it for a fair price and if they don't I hope no one rents and forces the softening rental market down even more.

Greedy, greedy, greedy assholes. I do not understand them.

The historic core could be this awesome eco experiement, bike lanes (safe ones,) true mixed income housing, art and nonprofit intermingled, the latest in pedestrian technology, this would be the perfect spot, but people don't want to have a vision except the vision of dollar signs popping in their heads.

Browne

[Fred Camino]

I HATE RICH PEOPLE!!!!~!!####!$$!!!

[browne]

Fred hating rich people is stupid (unless they are paying you to hate them.) Fucking rich people (see I said fuck rich people,) well see that can be interpreted in a variety of ways.

When you are hanging with your artists friends you say, "I'm totally fucking this rich guy." Now your friends may assume you mean it in ripping him off, but what you actually mean is that you are literally fucking him, which is why you drink top shelf alcohol and live a gigantic loft with no job.

Choose your words carefully so you can manipulate them later. You never know when you might have to sell out...

Browne

[Damien Goodmon]

C'mon Browne. Mixed income housing is so counter to the goals of gentrification. Talk about turd in a punch bowl.

[browne]

Oh downtown LA is becoming gentrified that's why these coffee shops keep popping up?

But Damien all of these people ride their little bicycles around, eat organic food, they are vegetarian, the little turtles in the cages it hurts their feelings it makes them want to cry are you saying that these good Obama voting art loving people would have an issue of living next to a low income person?

I can't believe that, because that would mean they are complete bullshit and no way are my neighbors and friends complete bullshit, that's just a crazy idea.

Damien always starting trouble ;)

Browne

[Los Angeles lofts]

This was a very cute stunt. Political commentary is always enjoyable. You can all bash t he rich, but the bottom line is you would not complain if you had their money.

[browne]

Hey LA Lofts go fuck yourself. I do have money. I just choose not to use it to exploit people. I bet I have more money than you. How is the loft selling business going...HA-HA...do you live in your mom's guest home yet?

No one is going to buy a studio apartment/ loft for what you and your little friends are charging.

900 square feet isn't a loft.

Grosses bises,
Browne