For the record, I sensed immediately that Lauren Oyler bragging about knowing the artists in a museum was clearly trolling. Now we have proof
The counterarguments to this seem to be "you can make jokes, but you can't be ambiguous or ironic"—which I don't agree with. That doesn't mean the book is above criticism, but it means this paragraph shouldn't be used as evidence she's unaware of her tone. She's very aware!
@gossipbabies Yes, but the issue is that she's doing so cynically--putting herself behind another wall of irony to deflect criticism from the *not* unwashed masses whose opinions she actually cares about
@gossipbabies i think it’s fair to say you’d recognize a high percentage of the art without knowing all 2 million pieces!! like if they show you 1000 on a given day and you know a lot of the 1000