Monday, February 2, 2009
Alix Pearlstein
I was only able to stay for the first part of Alix's artist talk, but from the videos I saw, I did not like her work. Yes it was different, but different isn't always good. Her videos were just bizarre,and the acting wasn't that great. This "art" wasn't visually appealing or interesting to me. The videos weren't about being visually appealing but the idea/message behind them. Her work was more conceptual than anything, and I hate artwork that is purely about the message that is supposed to come across. I feel like because because of artwork like this, that a lot of people don't take art seriously anymore, and see it as a joke.
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Very interesting. Good point about art like this not being taken seriously, but I wonder what it is to be able to appreciate video art and what's on youtube? Is one more well received because it is not "declared art" and therefore less pretentious? Or is there something else going on? I'd like to hear your thoughts on the matter.
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