work of Maurizio Cattelan, Untitled. Maurizio Cattelan on the cover of Modern Painters.
Jeff Koons, Bread with Egg, (a Political statement)
One of the most exploited aspects of contemporary art discourse is "irony." Changed the playfulness of art, which is experimentation and evolution, systematic repetition, all works are daughters of Adam that is Duchamp's urinal, and created the irony. A lack of serious commitment, as the joke that is easy impact. Why a protest may be compromised if sympathetic, in addressing and confronting the sponsor and the institutions, when you have a vocation of courtiers. Contemporary artists have replaced the former presence of the jester with their creations and occurrences are displayed publicly as inventors of jokes that start to infiltrate laughter light reflections always without risk, with the intention of pleasing servile. No need to go into the darkness of human nature if browsing the superficiality get exhibitions, grants and sponsorships. We are experiencing a time full of disappointment and emptiness, and conceal their lack of analysis or their inability to face reality, the devalued relax and create works of "fun."
hit reality of society and its individuals steadily, to dehumanize grade, irony is not an act of rebellion, an act of evasion and trivialization of the great conflicts which we live and our needs. In its ironies raise irrelevant issues are resolved with a joke and it always works seem a perpetual psychological therapy or high school. Because laughter is evasive, the occurrence wanders, the demerits absurdity without question. This gives the operator a comfortable position, without danger. If the problem is the "female oppression", irony is a dish cloths tied to a household, if the subject is imperialism, the irony is of Mickey Mouse ears, with output expected platitudes.
is contradictory for an artistic expression that makes flaunt their social intentions, humanistic, and so on., to address them with the greatest possible degree of lightness, creating simulacra of reality, presenting works without any consequences or objectives. Besides imposing a reflection that demands to see the work as seriously as before refused, when the work was raised from the start as a joke. The artist uses irony to the strength of the reality of an anarchic way, where is irrelevant to the materiality of the work coincides with the message, the explanation will accommodate any chistorete. Then the artist-level philosophy sitcom television series B and give us their ideas with jokes materialized, and it is assumed that this encourages "reflection." If that was not enough the obvious ironic ideas, curator appends a text "explaining" the joke. This glorification of the ridiculous, formerly exclusive pastelazo film without a script, is now the theoretical and aesthetic support of thousands and thousands of works.
In great art, which is made with real work and talent, the lack of quality is mocked in contemporary art that lack of quality is called irony and a source of admiration. Exploiting the joke is the way to avoid facing these exhibits in museums are deeply monotonous, indifferent and boring, and the humor intended to catch the viewer, draw it to something that does not wake up admiration, curiosity or emotion. This deceptive use of irony becomes a suicide for the work, because nobody wants to repeat a joke, once the occurrence makes an appearance this is canceled, requires a new and yet the work is intended to transcend and remain in the museum. By knowing the joke and know ourselves the trick, what remains is a sad spoil the work.
This obsession to laugh at what concerns us is part of the need to be different, what they accomplish is that while the repertoire of different runs, the works are less important, weight and links to the viewer that is not involved, to see that what concerns him is for the mocked artist, true to his art only reaches the level of ridiculous.
Millennium Maze Posted in Journal on Saturday, September 25, 2010.
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