Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Anti-object Objective
I was in NYC, going through the Guggenheim and was pulled into participating in "This Progress" by Tino Segal. The 'art' in it was the conversation that took place between willing participants like myself and the "interpreters". A conversation started at the base of the winding ramp, by an 8 year old who asked me a question about my notion of progress. The conversation continued in complexity with gradually older 'interpreters' as I moved up the ramp. Google "This Progress" to learn more about the show. It is an anti-object approach to art, but also one that aims to actively engage the viewer/participants in the act of creating the aesthetic experience, rather than a passive, observational role. I would put a picture of it here to see, but the artist's agreement was to have no pictures, just those created by the experience. Interesting!
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