I went to see Koki Tanaka's 'Nothing related, but something could be associated' because I like video installations but his work did not do much for me.
The experience may have been tainted by having walked through Yoshua Okón's work first. I really didnt get this at all. It seems like he'd filmed something and then put it on as many screens as he could find but without purpose or synching the footage or anything. Just noise.
Koki Tanaka's room seemed over-worked and his videos under-worked. The room reminded me of urban outfitters - cheap wood everywhere. The videos themselves either weren't taken far enough (cups on car roof) or needed some serious editing (9 haircuts). Which left me disappointed because as ideas they sounded good.
However Katya Bonnenfant's "La Destitution de la jeune fille" was just one long hallway wall and was the best thing by far. Wallpapered but not the repeating kind with characters and sculptures sticking outwards - too dense to really take in the details. Four of the sculptures held mini projectors which added a moving element to the piece - a character who interacted with the printed details. I have no idea what it was about but visually it worked.
So maybe I don't like video installations after all.
http://www.ybca.org/exhibitions/
Monday, November 8, 2010
Andy Goldsworthy Haines Gallery
Andy Goldsworthy makes incredible natural artwork. So why didn't he bring any to this show?
Stetches/ideas for pieces don't really count. Smells like filler. Most of this show would be better in a book. Except the videos of course.
The 'rain shadow' room was 2 large video projections showing the artist laying in a ditch whilst the sound of rain built heavier and heavier. When his clothes had darkened he suddenly moved - got up and left the piece. What remained was his rain shadow, which was slowly washed away. Just what the exhibition needed - some sound and some outdoors.
If you haven't seen his 'Spire' piece in the presidio then you need to. It is outdoors - the way his work should be seen and its simple, unexpected and beautiful. Enter the presidio via Arguello gate and you can't miss it.
http://www.presidio.gov/experiences/spire.htm
Overall - worth it for the videos.
http://www.hainesgallery.com/
Stetches/ideas for pieces don't really count. Smells like filler. Most of this show would be better in a book. Except the videos of course.
The 'rain shadow' room was 2 large video projections showing the artist laying in a ditch whilst the sound of rain built heavier and heavier. When his clothes had darkened he suddenly moved - got up and left the piece. What remained was his rain shadow, which was slowly washed away. Just what the exhibition needed - some sound and some outdoors.
If you haven't seen his 'Spire' piece in the presidio then you need to. It is outdoors - the way his work should be seen and its simple, unexpected and beautiful. Enter the presidio via Arguello gate and you can't miss it.
http://www.presidio.gov/experiences/spire.htm
Overall - worth it for the videos.
http://www.hainesgallery.com/
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