dear rosanne,
i completely agree with you that this is a clumsy project and bad
art. i did not post it to this list to raise its status, but to
provoke a sort of reflection which is mostly absent from this list.
if 'crumb' is about curating, why does it take such a bad art project
to provoke a statement like yours, esp. towards the end of the
message? and who is going to answer your questions?
regards,
-a
> > The relation between artist and curator (artists often curate
>> themselves/each other, too) is complex, to say the least. This work
>> manages
>> to simplify it in headline-grabbing terms - no depth. Yes, many artists
>> feel
>> that they or their colleagues must lick ass to get anywhere. This is not a
>> newsflash. I do find it, however, extremely narrow in its view. The
>> curator-artist relationship is interdependent.
>>
>> This work was probably a sincere expression of the aritsts' feelings, but
>> that still doesn't make it a good work of art. It takes more than 'my
>> feelings' and bravado to make a good work of art.
>>
>> Another comment:
>> Generally speaking, does a public audience care about all of our
>> navel-gazing? Does it care about the artist-curator relationship?
>> Publishing
>> books or writing on lists, which are specifially meant for an artworld
>> audience, is exchanging information within an interested audience of art
>> professionals.
>> Does anyone really think an audience, which hopefully includes non-artbiz
>> people, attends galleries and art events to hear about the artworld? I
>> seriously doubt it. Most visitors want to take in something that will
> > enrich
>> their lives. Self-reflections from and for the artworld generally don't do
>> it for anyone but ourselves.
>>
> > Rosanne
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