Banksy - Better Out Than In - New York - BOTI, by nrgball on Nov 1, 2013 0:10:56 GMT 1,

Oct 31, 2013 23:25:43 GMT 1 graffuturism said:

Oct 31, 2013 23:20:12 GMT 1 nah said:

i can see how his work puts critics in a tough spot. amusing and revealing to see saltz trying desperately to frame banksy's work in the context of the contemporary art world with barely relevant comparisons to Lawrence Weiner and Gabriel Orozco

the art blogs that focused on the public's reaction to the pieces (eg hyperallergic) come out of this looking a million times better than those critiquing it the same way they would a standard exhibition by a standard artist

Agree.

I think of all People Deitch sums this point up pretty well in a recent interview.

"Academic conceptual art, much of it, in its sort of gallery-ready form, has difficulty connecting with a broad range of cultured people who are interested in visual culture. Banksy, who is very much a conceptual artist, works in a way that is very direct; he plays with media and with culture and gets it on so many levels and really is able to connect with people. So, some of the more academic conceptualists are worried about protecting their position: they see a Banksy coming out of nowhere, drawing 75,000 people to a pop-up show over three days and getting nominated for an Oscar for his film. How do you think the academic conceptualists feel when all their lives they have relied on the same old system of validation by certain respected critics, magazines, museums, and galleries? Banksy doesn’t need this validation system because his audience is reacting directly: there is no need for a critic’s validation anymore. Academic conceptualism, however, can only thrive with this kind of validation."


www.brooklynrail.org/2013/10/art/jeffrey-deitch-with-david-carrier-and-joachim-pissarro

That's pure gold!! Dietch has always been ahead of the curve.

Oct 31, 2013 23:25:43 GMT 1 graffuturism said:

Oct 31, 2013 23:20:12 GMT 1 nah said:

i can see how his work puts critics in a tough spot. amusing and revealing to see saltz trying desperately to frame banksy's work in the context of the contemporary art world with barely relevant comparisons to Lawrence Weiner and Gabriel Orozco

the art blogs that focused on the public's reaction to the pieces (eg hyperallergic) come out of this looking a million times better than those critiquing it the same way they would a standard exhibition by a standard artist

Agree.

I think of all People Deitch sums this point up pretty well in a recent interview.

"Academic conceptual art, much of it, in its sort of gallery-ready form, has difficulty connecting with a broad range of cultured people who are interested in visual culture. Banksy, who is very much a conceptual artist, works in a way that is very direct; he plays with media and with culture and gets it on so many levels and really is able to connect with people. So, some of the more academic conceptualists are worried about protecting their position: they see a Banksy coming out of nowhere, drawing 75,000 people to a pop-up show over three days and getting nominated for an Oscar for his film. How do you think the academic conceptualists feel when all their lives they have relied on the same old system of validation by certain respected critics, magazines, museums, and galleries? Banksy doesn’t need this validation system because his audience is reacting directly: there is no need for a critic’s validation anymore. Academic conceptualism, however, can only thrive with this kind of validation."


www.brooklynrail.org/2013/10/art/jeffrey-deitch-with-david-carrier-and-joachim-pissarro

That's pure gold!! Dietch has always been ahead of the curve.