art opinions pls
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I didn't read the whole thread 'cause I don't really have the time, so I apologize in advance if any of this was mentioned.
Here's an interesting link:
http://www.averagecitizen.org/
It's a bizarre swedish art project that seeks to manifest social engineering as art. Its very Orwellian and seemingly twisted, but at the same time incredibly interesting. I first found out about it when I saw an installation of it in a museum in Mexico City. There were a bunch of flash and after effects presentations showing how this was to be developed. New media was instrumental in this project (which if you ask me is ground breaking).
I had a super lengthy and heated conversation with an artist friend of mine on whether the critic was actually more important than the artist. Ironically, him being the artist, was of the opinion that the critic had more importance. I think he had a point, although I don't completely agree with him. We talked at length about Duchamp's urinal. The thing was unanimously rejected, even though the requirements for that show were only that you pay the entry fee. However HE defended the urinal, without saying it was him who did it (was submitted under another name). He played "critic" of his own work, without saying it was his. But originally, the work was rejected by all critics.
My point is, that if the critic is more important than the artist, the artist can always become a critic to gain credibility... and isn't that some sort of performance art...?Anyway, I'm just rambling..