{"id":2278,"date":"2014-10-13T14:28:21","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T21:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/culturecrash\/?p=2278"},"modified":"2014-10-13T14:28:48","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T21:28:48","slug":"what-does-brunch-and-jeff-koons-have-in-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/culturecrash\/2014\/10\/what-does-brunch-and-jeff-koons-have-in-common.html","title":{"rendered":"What Do Brunch and Jeff Koons Have in Common?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[contextly_auto_sidebar id=&#8221;R4kldjR8qVAyVN11JBzIOTVFaYGRTE3D&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>THE current backlash against mimosa-drenched Sunday meals is not a central concern of this blog. But I cannot resist posting part of a New York Times story (already denounced by some in my circle) which connects the rise of brunch with skyrocketing rents and the rise of the 1 percent. (Both, incidentally, major concerns here.)<\/p>\n<p>This comes from &#8220;<a title=\"&quot;Brunch is for Jerks&quot;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/10\/11\/opinion\/sunday\/brunch-is-for-jerks.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">Brunch is For Jerks<\/a>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"428\" data-total-count=\"3610\">There\u2019s something more malevolent at work than simply the proliferation of Hollandaise sauce that I suspect comes from a packet. Brunch has become the most visible symptom of a demographic shift that has taken place in our neighborhood and others like it. As rents have gone up, our area has become unaffordable to much of the middle class, and to young families who want more than two bedrooms \u2014 or can\u2019t even afford one.<\/p>\n<p id=\"story-continues-3\" class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"428\" data-total-count=\"3610\">This leaves an increasing number of well-off young professionals who are unencumbered by children \u2014 exactly the kind of people who can fritter away Saturday, Sunday or both over a boozy brunch. Our once diverse neigh<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/culturecrash\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/220px-Koonsballoonsbilbao.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/culturecrash\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/220px-Koonsballoonsbilbao.jpg\" alt=\"220px-Koonsballoonsbilbao\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" \/><\/a>borhood now brims with the homogeneity of an elite university&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"553\" data-total-count=\"4302\">For me, having a child \u2014 and perhaps the introspection that comes with turning 40 \u2014 made me realize what most vexes me about brunch: Once the domain of Easter Sunday, it has become a twice-weekly symbol of our culture\u2019s increasing desire to reject adulthood. It\u2019s about throwing out not only the established schedule but also the social conventions of our parents\u2019 generation. It\u2019s about reveling in the naughtiness of waking up late, having cocktails at breakfast and eggs all day. It\u2019s the mealtime equivalent of a Jeff Koons sculpture.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"story-body-text story-content\" data-para-count=\"553\" data-total-count=\"4302\">Though I don&#8217;t agree with every line of this piece, I applaud its\u00a0concluding image.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[contextly_auto_sidebar id=&#8221;R4kldjR8qVAyVN11JBzIOTVFaYGRTE3D&#8221;] THE current backlash against mimosa-drenched Sunday meals is not a central concern of this blog. But I cannot resist posting part of a New York Times story (already denounced by some in my circle) which connects the rise of brunch with skyrocketing rents and the rise of the 1 percent. 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