Posted by Aeron Bergman
I invited Tony Conrad to lecture in my class at the Art Academy of Oslo today. He was charming, funny and candid about the early days of film experiments, music iconoclasm, and conceptual jokes. It is nice to see someone move fluently between several disciplines. My students and I loved the lecture. [...]
Posted by Aeron Bergman
The Goodiepal has been developing his lecture/performance/concert to new levels of subtle complexity. I saw him tonight in Oslo´s Blå. He uses footage from his lecture on “The 11th Hour“, a Danish TV show, in the background while moving around his objects on a desk on stage. He comes in [...]
Posted by Aeron Bergman
Reactionary art has a long and irritating tradition. I realize this text gives them unnecessary attention again.
Here is a short list of particularly annoying artists:
Santiago Sierra. If occasionally his politics are interesting, (11 People Paid to Learn a Phrase) virtual enslavement and permanent humiliation is not an interesting direction for artistic freedom. [...]
