{"id":516,"date":"2009-05-04T18:42:38","date_gmt":"2009-05-05T01:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp\/2009\/05\/the_meaning_of_the_prone_posit\/"},"modified":"2009-05-04T18:42:38","modified_gmt":"2009-05-05T01:42:38","slug":"the_meaning_of_the_prone_posit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/2009\/05\/the_meaning_of_the_prone_posit.html","title":{"rendered":"The meaning of the prone position"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the old days, prone figures signaled sleep, death or sex. There were <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Gross_Clinic\">exceptions<\/a>, but not many.<\/p>\n<p>The drowsing, recently demised and sexually aroused are still with us, predictably horizontal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloriadearcangelis.com\/\">Gloria DeArcangelis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/gloriadearchangeloPan-5934.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/gloriadearchangeloPan-5934.html','popup','width=500,height=339,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/gloriadearchangeloPan-thumb-300x203-5934.jpg\" alt=\"gloriadearchangeloPan.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.renabranstengallery.com\/Putnam_Wombly.html\">Rob Putman<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/Putnam_Wombly-5940.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/Putnam_Wombly-5940.html','popup','width=460,height=281,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/Putnam_Wombly-thumb-300x183-5940.jpg\" alt=\"Putnam_Wombly.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/images?q=akio+takamori&amp;sourceid=navclient-ff&amp;rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS283US285&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;ei=MLv_SeLyHpzyswOD08n6BQ&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=image_result_group&amp;resnum=1&amp;ct=title\">Akio Takamori<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/recipients20032004_akiotakamori_gallery_2l-5960.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/recipients20032004_akiotakamori_gallery_2l-5960.html','popup','width=364,height=246,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/recipients20032004_akiotakamori_gallery_2l-thumb-300x202-5960.jpg\" alt=\"recipients20032004_akiotakamori_gallery_2l.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/imgres?imgurl=http:\/\/images.artnet.com\/artwork_images_796_218209_jeff-koons.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http:\/\/www.artnet.com\/artwork\/424583252\/girl-with-dolphin-and-monkey-the-whitney-museum-of-american-art-75th-anniversary-photography-portfolio.html&amp;usg=__PnQm3S4RKtxi-ycarac3lt5y47k=&amp;h=439&amp;w=640&amp;sz=51&amp;hl=en&amp;start=18&amp;sig2=WrvxzWVjNRL1KZP0sn4EaA&amp;um=1&amp;tbnid=n-e1l0SUpn3JmM:&amp;tbnh=94&amp;tbnw=137&amp;prev=\/images%3Fq%3Djeff%2Bkoons%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DX%26um%3D1&amp;ei=z57_SYPrIZ6utAOa9uDSBQ\">Jeff Koons<\/a><br \/><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/jeff-koonsgirlwithdolphin-5943.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/jeff-koonsgirlwithdolphin-5943.html','popup','width=500,height=342,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/jeff-koonsgirlwithdolphin-thumb-300x205-5943.jpg\" alt=\"jeff-koonsgirlwithdolphin.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/span>But multiple meanings have severed standard expectations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/images?q=gilles+barbier&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;ei=cJz_SayfBaS6tAP26Zj8BQ&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=image_result_group&amp;resnum=1&amp;ct=title\">Gilles Barbier<\/a>: Sagging skin at rest serves as a corrupt and temporary medium for a message.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/gilles_barbier-5937.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/gilles_barbier-5937.html','popup','width=500,height=375,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/gilles_barbier-thumb-300x225-5937.jpg\" alt=\"gilles_barbier.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/art21\/artists\/herring\/index.html\">Oliver Herring<\/a>: His <i>Oliver<\/i> is a three-dimensional collage of cup-up photos, possibly a little too tricky for its own good.<br \/><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/oliverherring-5948.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/oliverherring-5948.html','popup','width=500,height=355,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/oliverherring-thumb-300x213-5948.jpg\" alt=\"oliverherring.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawrimoreproject.com\/lp\/Artists\/Pages\/Anne_Mathern.html\">Ann Mathern<\/a>: How to represent a bird of prey.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/Anne-Mathernbird-5951.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/Anne-Mathernbird-5951.html','popup','width=500,height=375,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/Anne-Mathernbird-thumb-300x225-5951.jpg\" alt=\"Anne-Mathernbird.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.exitart.org\/site\/pub\/exhibition_programs\/ida_applebroog_award\/rafael_sanchez.html\">Rafael Sanchez<\/a>: Roberta Smith wrote that he &#8220;modestly but tellingly coaxes something magical out of almost nothing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/rafaelsanchez-5954.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/rafaelsanchez-5954.html','popup','width=500,height=325,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/rafaelsanchez-thumb-300x195-5954.jpg\" alt=\"rafaelsanchez.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawrimoreproject.com\/lp\/Artists\/Pages\/Susan_Robb.html\">Susan Robb<\/a>: From memories of a gang rape on a pool table to microbial colonies of new life, this image has it all.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/2007_Challenge1-5957.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/2007_Challenge1-5957.html','popup','width=530,height=387,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/2007_Challenge1-thumb-300x219-5957.jpg\" alt=\"2007_Challenge1.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simonleegallery.com\/Artists\/Jim_Shaw\/Selected_Works\">Jim Shaw<\/a>: Still crazy after all these years. <i>Dream Object (vomiting bum)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/JimShawvomitingbum-6034.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/JimShawvomitingbum-6034.html','popup','width=420,height=335,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/JimShawvomitingbum-thumb-300x239-6034.jpg\" alt=\"JimShawvomitingbum.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" \/><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/fredmuram.com\/\">Fred Muram<\/a>: If he invites you to stretch out on his couch, say no.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/FredMuramrug4-5963.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/FredMuramrug4-5963.html','popup','width=500,height=500,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2009\/05\/FredMuramrug4-thumb-300x300-5963.jpg\" alt=\"FredMuramrug4.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the old days, prone figures signaled sleep, death or sex. There were exceptions, but not many. The drowsing, recently demised and sexually aroused are still with us, predictably horizontal. Gloria DeArcangelis Rob Putman Akio Takamori Jeff KoonsBut multiple meanings have severed standard expectations. Gilles Barbier: Sagging skin at rest serves as a corrupt and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-516","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized","7":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}