http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/ New York art news and reviews. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/comment-page-1/#comment-288287 tom moody Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:05:35 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/#comment-288287 I realize I am commenting three years late but Paddy's doubts about this project are well-expressed and spot on. If Jeff were correct and if it were a spoof on crowdsourced art and/or simplistic jokes that go on far too long it might be redeemed. but it isn't that. I'm not sure what it is. I only watched a few of the excerpts to see what people were doing with the white glove. Big glove, OK. Trails, OK. I can't even get through the excerpts, much less watch the individual videos.I suppose I could hire some Amazon Turk serfs to watch all the different versions of the performance so they could make a list of what they are. "Billie Jean" is a cliche cultural moment to begin with, as Paddy notes, but this isn't a comment on the cliche, or computerized labor, or bad CGI technique, or bad mashups: it's just "we had this idea and we did it and this is how much effort was required." That the best Roth can muster in his own defense is an extended "FU" in the same clumsy style as the rest of the videos shows how empty this is. "I got this fellowship and I did this work and you're supposed to like my art" is what he is saying. So tired of the presumed success of all new media art. I realize I am commenting three years late but Paddy’s doubts about this project are well-expressed and spot on. If Jeff were correct and if it were a spoof on crowdsourced art and/or simplistic jokes that go on far too long it might be redeemed. but it isn’t that. I’m not sure what it is. I only watched a few of the excerpts to see what people were doing with the white glove. Big glove, OK. Trails, OK. I can’t even get through the excerpts, much less watch the individual videos.I suppose I could hire some Amazon Turk serfs to watch all the different versions of the performance so they could make a list of what they are. “Billie Jean” is a cliche cultural moment to begin with, as Paddy notes, but this isn’t a comment on the cliche, or computerized labor, or bad CGI technique, or bad mashups: it’s just “we had this idea and we did it and this is how much effort was required.” That the best Roth can muster in his own defense is an extended “FU” in the same clumsy style as the rest of the videos shows how empty this is. “I got this fellowship and I did this work and you’re supposed to like my art” is what he is saying. So tired of the presumed success of all new media art.

]]> http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/comment-page-1/#comment-311668 tom moody Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:05:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/#comment-311668 I realize I am commenting three years late but Paddy's doubts about this project are well-expressed and spot on. If Jeff were correct and if it were a spoof on crowdsourced art and/or simplistic jokes that go on far too long it might be redeemed. but it isn't that. I'm not sure what it is. I only watched a few of the excerpts to see what people were doing with the white glove. Big glove, OK. Trails, OK. I can't even get through the excerpts, much less watch the individual videos.I suppose I could hire some Amazon Turk serfs to watch all the different versions of the performance so they could make a list of what they are. "Billie Jean" is a cliche cultural moment to begin with, as Paddy notes, but this isn't a comment on the cliche, or computerized labor, or bad CGI technique, or bad mashups: it's just "we had this idea and we did it and this is how much effort was required." That the best Roth can muster in his own defense is an extended "FU" in the same clumsy style as the rest of the videos shows how empty this is. "I got this fellowship and I did this work and you're supposed to like my art" is what he is saying. So tired of the presumed success of all new media art. I realize I am commenting three years late but Paddy’s doubts about this project are well-expressed and spot on. If Jeff were correct and if it were a spoof on crowdsourced art and/or simplistic jokes that go on far too long it might be redeemed. but it isn’t that. I’m not sure what it is. I only watched a few of the excerpts to see what people were doing with the white glove. Big glove, OK. Trails, OK. I can’t even get through the excerpts, much less watch the individual videos.I suppose I could hire some Amazon Turk serfs to watch all the different versions of the performance so they could make a list of what they are. “Billie Jean” is a cliche cultural moment to begin with, as Paddy notes, but this isn’t a comment on the cliche, or computerized labor, or bad CGI technique, or bad mashups: it’s just “we had this idea and we did it and this is how much effort was required.” That the best Roth can muster in his own defense is an extended “FU” in the same clumsy style as the rest of the videos shows how empty this is. “I got this fellowship and I did this work and you’re supposed to like my art” is what he is saying. So tired of the presumed success of all new media art.

]]> http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/comment-page-1/#comment-311669 tom moody Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:05:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/#comment-311669 I realize I am commenting three years late but Paddy's doubts about this project are well-expressed and spot on. If Jeff were correct and if it were a spoof on crowdsourced art and/or simplistic jokes that go on far too long it might be redeemed. but it isn't that. I'm not sure what it is. I only watched a few of the excerpts to see what people were doing with the white glove. Big glove, OK. Trails, OK. I can't even get through the excerpts, much less watch the individual videos.I suppose I could hire some Amazon Turk serfs to watch all the different versions of the performance so they could make a list of what they are. "Billie Jean" is a cliche cultural moment to begin with, as Paddy notes, but this isn't a comment on the cliche, or computerized labor, or bad CGI technique, or bad mashups: it's just "we had this idea and we did it and this is how much effort was required." That the best Roth can muster in his own defense is an extended "FU" in the same clumsy style as the rest of the videos shows how empty this is. "I got this fellowship and I did this work and you're supposed to like my art" is what he is saying. So tired of the presumed success of all new media art. I realize I am commenting three years late but Paddy’s doubts about this project are well-expressed and spot on. If Jeff were correct and if it were a spoof on crowdsourced art and/or simplistic jokes that go on far too long it might be redeemed. but it isn’t that. I’m not sure what it is. I only watched a few of the excerpts to see what people were doing with the white glove. Big glove, OK. Trails, OK. I can’t even get through the excerpts, much less watch the individual videos.I suppose I could hire some Amazon Turk serfs to watch all the different versions of the performance so they could make a list of what they are. “Billie Jean” is a cliche cultural moment to begin with, as Paddy notes, but this isn’t a comment on the cliche, or computerized labor, or bad CGI technique, or bad mashups: it’s just “we had this idea and we did it and this is how much effort was required.” That the best Roth can muster in his own defense is an extended “FU” in the same clumsy style as the rest of the videos shows how empty this is. “I got this fellowship and I did this work and you’re supposed to like my art” is what he is saying. So tired of the presumed success of all new media art.

]]> http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/comment-page-1/#comment-7122 Jon Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:36:08 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/#comment-7122 Oh, Paddy -- there's an article in Vice (don't ask) a few months back about that prison. Oh, Paddy — there’s an article in Vice (don’t ask) a few months back about that prison.

]]> http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/comment-page-1/#comment-311666 Jon Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:36:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/#comment-311666 Oh, Paddy -- there's an article in Vice (don't ask) a few months back about that prison. Oh, Paddy — there’s an article in Vice (don’t ask) a few months back about that prison.

]]> http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/comment-page-1/#comment-311667 Jon Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:36:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/#comment-311667 Oh, Paddy -- there's an article in Vice (don't ask) a few months back about that prison. Oh, Paddy — there’s an article in Vice (don’t ask) a few months back about that prison.

]]> http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/comment-page-1/#comment-7119 Jon Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:25:14 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/#comment-7119 They should have used a throw of the I Ching to give their choice of subject some gravitas. They should have used a throw of the I Ching to give their choice of subject some gravitas.

]]> http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/comment-page-1/#comment-311665 Jon Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:25:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/#comment-311665 They should have used a throw of the I Ching to give their choice of subject some gravitas. They should have used a throw of the I Ching to give their choice of subject some gravitas.

]]> http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/comment-page-1/#comment-4047 Art Fag City Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:15:40 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/#comment-4047 Yeah, I saw this today on boing boing. I wish they posted more background on how and why this was made. I mean, was this part of a prison program? Yeah, I saw this today on boing boing. I wish they posted more background on how and why this was made. I mean, was this part of a prison program?

]]> http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/comment-page-1/#comment-311664 Art Fag City Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:15:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/07/12/in-search-of-a-better-moment-in-pop-culture-history/#comment-311664 Yeah, I saw this today on boing boing. I wish they posted more background on how and why this was made. I mean, was this part of a prison program? Yeah, I saw this today on boing boing. I wish they posted more background on how and why this was made. I mean, was this part of a prison program?

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