Comments on: Stage II at The Project Receives Undue Love http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/02/04/the-stage-ii-at-the-project-receives-undue-love/ New York art news and reviews. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Art Fag Cityhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2009/02/04/the-stage-ii-at-the-project-receives-undue-love/comment-page-1/#comment-129983 Art Fag City Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:59:04 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=4890#comment-129983 Sure: Dave Allen filling the gallery with the silence of empty studios and concert halls: Yet another variation on John Cage's 4'33". Also, it's not all that interesting when there's a video and film playing in the same space.Larry Krone's Mylar curtain and backstage paraphernalia is a rehashing of countless exhibits doing the like. It was an awkward narrow space at the back of gallery that seemed wholly determined the pre-existing dimensions of The Project, as opposed to the artist.With regards to The Superamas, while every piece is different, I think there's far too much by way of shallow "homage to so and so" art being made. Why should a new context necessarily add anything meaningful? Also, at this point isn't engaging the mundane the ultimate art cliche? Sure: Dave Allen filling the gallery with the silence of empty studios and concert halls: Yet another variation on John Cage’s 4’33″. Also, it’s not all that interesting when there’s a video and film playing in the same space.

Larry Krone’s Mylar curtain and backstage paraphernalia is a rehashing of countless exhibits doing the like. It was an awkward narrow space at the back of gallery that seemed wholly determined the pre-existing dimensions of The Project, as opposed to the artist.

With regards to The Superamas, while every piece is different, I think there’s far too much by way of shallow “homage to so and so” art being made. Why should a new context necessarily add anything meaningful? Also, at this point isn’t engaging the mundane the ultimate art cliche?

]]> By: Art Fag Cityhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2009/02/04/the-stage-ii-at-the-project-receives-undue-love/comment-page-1/#comment-315193 Art Fag City Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:59:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=4890#comment-315193 Sure: Dave Allen filling the gallery with the silence of empty studios and concert halls: Yet another variation on John Cage's 4'33". Also, it's not all that interesting when there's a video and film playing in the same space.Larry Krone's Mylar curtain and backstage paraphernalia is a rehashing of countless exhibits doing the like. It was an awkward narrow space at the back of gallery that seemed wholly determined the pre-existing dimensions of The Project, as opposed to the artist.With regards to The Superamas, while every piece is different, I think there's far too much by way of shallow "homage to so and so" art being made. Why should a new context necessarily add anything meaningful? Also, at this point isn't engaging the mundane the ultimate art cliche? Sure: Dave Allen filling the gallery with the silence of empty studios and concert halls: Yet another variation on John Cage’s 4’33″. Also, it’s not all that interesting when there’s a video and film playing in the same space.

Larry Krone’s Mylar curtain and backstage paraphernalia is a rehashing of countless exhibits doing the like. It was an awkward narrow space at the back of gallery that seemed wholly determined the pre-existing dimensions of The Project, as opposed to the artist.

With regards to The Superamas, while every piece is different, I think there’s far too much by way of shallow “homage to so and so” art being made. Why should a new context necessarily add anything meaningful? Also, at this point isn’t engaging the mundane the ultimate art cliche?

]]> By: eageageaghttp://www.artfagcity.com/2009/02/04/the-stage-ii-at-the-project-receives-undue-love/comment-page-1/#comment-129972 eageageag Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:07:25 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=4890#comment-129972 Could you go into more detail about why you didn't like the exhibition? I am also very interested in hearing your thoughts about the ubiquity of appropriated film footage. Could you go into more detail about why you didn’t like the exhibition? I am also very interested in hearing your thoughts about the ubiquity of appropriated film footage.

]]> By: eageageaghttp://www.artfagcity.com/2009/02/04/the-stage-ii-at-the-project-receives-undue-love/comment-page-1/#comment-315192 eageageag Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:07:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=4890#comment-315192 Could you go into more detail about why you didn't like the exhibition? I am also very interested in hearing your thoughts about the ubiquity of appropriated film footage. Could you go into more detail about why you didn’t like the exhibition? I am also very interested in hearing your thoughts about the ubiquity of appropriated film footage.

]]> By: eageageaghttp://www.artfagcity.com/2009/02/04/the-stage-ii-at-the-project-receives-undue-love/comment-page-1/#comment-315194 eageageag Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:07:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=4890#comment-315194 Could you go into more detail about why you didn't like the exhibition? I am also very interested in hearing your thoughts about the ubiquity of appropriated film footage. Could you go into more detail about why you didn’t like the exhibition? I am also very interested in hearing your thoughts about the ubiquity of appropriated film footage.

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