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Vive le context!
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Her in Australia linguistic difference is both subtle and totally in your face. The most fascinating thing is the fresh rawness and lack of restraint, which is the opposite of Art Wank (art jargon) in UK and makes you smile although we all know Art is a Serious Subject especially if you are writing about it. Artists here aren't outre at all but deemed an important and necessary part of society. Some are even loved. A lot of the indigenous artists although "designery" just knock the socks off anything in Europe, and indeed engender enormous longing as objects of desire. BUT the best of the artists are mostly elder greys living in isolated and humble surroundings and wouldn't want to have profiles etc. These women (women) just do their own thing with ease and a sense of moment and joy. Totally yum art that boosts the life spirit. Hey and thats what I want to emulate..... not whinging self analytic nihilist delusions.
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ARTSPIN DELUXE
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What a great article, I was right there with you ! Yes, Terroriste is a good expletive !!
But, talking of artwaffle,If you want to see REAL artspin, come to the UAE - they are masters. Having very little culture of their own (not their fault, they just havent been here very long)the Emiratis are in the processs of manufacturing or buying one - because they can. Louvre and Guggenheim Museum annexes are in the process of construction.
'Emerging' artist seems to be the watchword of the day. Emerging from what and where is a mystery though - these artists were given a sumptuous show at the Emirates Palace Hotel - superbly presented and lavishly documented, of course. But, as your Rebecca catching pointed out in her reveiw at the time , there was very little substance. All mouth and no trousers I think the phrase is.
No evident skills at all - Not their fault again - no real art colleges to speak of , but they will come, and students will be given a Masters degree just for showing up. That's how it works here - money can buy you anything.(even in a recession !)
It is so sad for a country that is developing at such a rate, not to understand the value of hard work and experimentation - research and development is so important - THAT is how great innovative art is made, not by creating a poor pastiche of what is around elsewhere. Do they think the rest of us wont notice ? Perhaps they hope that the packaging will disguise the lack of content.
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Re-defining ART
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Art is?? I find screaming performance art, installations of garbage and filth, sculpture of giant paper clips, and the like are to me not real art. How far has art gone in becoming "anything that shocks or is abrasive" I personally am fed up! The humble painter has been retired to the bad lands and Junk art has taken center stage. What happened to art for arts sake? Art that is beautiful? art that is meaningful in an up-lifting way? Is art a talent that involves eye-hand coordination and deep feelings tempered with technical dexterity and knowledge or is it just any shit that hits the fan?? Art is a creation that is so endearing so beautiful that one can never tire of looking at it.... any other ideas out there?
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hum... Dear Georgia,
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Really, I like your coïncidences...
Could be life about coïncidences and Art ?
- Quentin
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Shock
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With Serrano [and I might include Mekas] the shock, or spin, is linguistic--not so for Gentileschi and Duchamp, who employ visual shock with or without the language.
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Doubtfire
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Dear Georgia,
Your post is funny and real; thanks for sharing your experience.
However, there's no photo of the taxi driver! I suspect that would have been the most arresting image....
Sasha
Great site you have founded.
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Dear georgia -
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After an absence of too many years I've been seriously indulging a fantasy of visiting Paris later this summer...but after reading your brief sojourn I feel like I went and came back already. Thank you for preventing me from spending what I really do not have.
- estella
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