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Craziest Moments in Modern Art
It lists many of the absurd, controversial, attention-seeking artwork produced in the last century or so. I think it's a great conversation starter as I'm sure many of us have had that "but my kid could do that" argument and have been baffled by some of the more extremely graphic performances and artworks.
Whatever your opinion on the artworks, you can't deny that they have triggered thought and dialogue and challenged many accepted understandings of Art. I had the opp
ortunity to hear one of the artists give a lecture recently. I heard Andrea Fraser at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and it was one of the most stimulating lectures I've heard. She is an artist that is known for her work with "Institutional Critique." It was clear in her lecture that she is dedicated to the field of art while also being conflicted at what it means and how it affects her to be a part of it. While the piece listed on the blog about her selling a sexual encounter and DVD of the event for $20,000 is most definitely controversial, she was making a point that this is what the Artworld asks of you.
Andrea Fraser was visibly disturbed during her talk while explaining how she arrived at that point. It was hard to tell whether she was upset at the fact that she had done it or that it seemed the only thing she COULD do with the path that being involved in the art world led her in.
It's still a little early in the morning to be getting deep into this for me, but I remember being provoked by her work and discussion and wanted to remind myself about it. And now back into the studio.
TO DO:
Start Sarah/Asher
finish Asher single
Work on Scott
Start Michele and Nell? pick images!
Update website
PLAYLIST:
NPR
The Murder Room by PD James
Lizzie West- Holy Road
Norah Jones
Nick Drake
Chet Baker
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