The Civilized Way to Lay Down the Law
1. Does the title "Hennessy: The Civilized Way to Lay Down the Law" mean "Hennesy drink is a civilized way to lead things as you desire, that is, with this drink you can convince anybody to accept your opinions"?
2. What is the relation of this artwork to the social phenomenon of upward mobility?
Context:
... Hennessy: The Civilized Way to Lay Down the Law by Jeff Koons, in which a black couple are typified and abstracted into a pleasing image of the relatively new social phenomenon of upward mobility, in this case that of the black minorities in America.
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Broadly speaking, to lay down the law means to express your opinions forcefully, often to people who disagree. 1. Does the title "Hennessy: The Civilized Way to Lay Down the Law" mean "Hennessy drink is a civilized way to lead things as you desire, that is, with this drink you can convince anybody to accept your opinions"?
- Broadly speaking, to lay down the law means to express your opinions forcefully, often to people who disagree.
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- Does the title "Hennessy: The Civilized Way to Lay Down the Law" mean "Hennessy drink is a civilized way to lead things as you desire, that is, with this drink you can convince anybody to accept your opinions"?
- No.
- To me, it means that people who drink Hennessy can discuss things in a civilized and intelligent way.
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Broadly speaking, to lay down the law means to express your opinions forcefully, often to people who disagree.
1. Does the title "Hennessy: The Civilized Way to Lay Down the Law" mean "Hennessy drink is a civilized way to lead things as you desire, that is, with this drink you can convince anybody to accept your opinions"?
No. To me, it means that people who drink Henness
0It is apparently a parody of a "Hennessy: The civilised way to ..." ad series. Though it appears to me like a corny, dated ad, I would not have realised it was an actual parody if it hadn't been for the mention of Jeff Koons. There is some commentary on it https://news.artnet.com/art-wo
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