We’re struck by the acrobatic, even magical qualities of agency ascribed to contemporary art by its press releases and reviews. We read about works that blur the distinction between high and low or simultaneously enhance and challenge the viewer’s perception of public space, question notions of authenticity or defamiliarize conventional understandings of authorship. Given the seeming inexhaustibility of the actions a work of art can perform it is strange that none are said to safely simulate a critique, inflate the value of a portfolio, exploit a subculture, or complement a decorating scheme.
- Paper Monument
visitors since 29 March 2004.
1 comment:
Ha ha ha ha... YAY.
I hate art.
No wait, I hate Art.
Or is that "Art"? I can never remember.
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