Jan
12
Artspeak
ByA fantastic-looking video installation by Doug Aitken will be projected onto the outer walls of MoMA for the next month. But why do galleries insist on describing installations and exhibitions in such a convoluted way? From MoMA’s website:
…Continuous sequences of film scenes will be projected onto eight facades, including those on West Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth streets and those overlooking The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden. Inspired by the densely built environment of New York’s midtown, the artist will create a cinematic art experience that directly integrates with the architectural fabric of the city while simultaneously enhancing and challenging viewers’ perceptions of public space.
What? (Opens Tuesday.)
5 Comments
January 12th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
Coz it’s probably rubbish.
January 12th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
Ha ha, reminds me of the ridiculous artist’s statements I had to read through when I worked in art galleries in the city. Total rubbish. I’ll never forget one artist’s statement that said that his work was inspired by “the confluance of Casper”. What the hell? My boyfriend, who was the director of the gallery that showed this artist, used to pull out that particular line whenever we needed a good laugh. I guess it’s a bit too inclusive if one simply writes “I like to play with paint” or “I like to make fun of stupid politicians” or “I like bright modern colors”. I think the statement above could use a rewrite.
January 16th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
THIS is an artist’s statement:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dbzCAJY678
January 16th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
Josh, that is not an artist’s statement. That is a work of genius and merits its own post (and a special screening on the South Bank).
January 16th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
As usual Paul, you are simply too kind.