“Six Years Later”
Posted by ben on 27 Apr 2009 at 08:49 pm | Tagged as: essays, links, responses/reviews
My review of the current Unit B show has been posted over at Glasstire:
While [Matt] Hanner tells us exactly what he means to convey with his symbol (which he refers to as “the 8th element”), [Stephen] Lapthisophon lets us gather meaning from his free-form visual associations. One potato lies in a nest, conjuring the idea of a particularly large and lumpy egg; others are scattered around as if they were stones gathered by Robert Smithson for one of his non-sites. Hanner’s symbol, rendered in three sculptures using neon, coiled metal wire and burnt incense sticks respectively, asks how materials influence meaning. We are asked on the one hand to synthesize meaning from the repetition of a simple object in various contexts, and on the other to analyze shifting signification as an abstract concept is made material.
The creators are obviously disciples of cyberpunk ideology with rather
good taste (strange combination!).
They have presented a post-linguistic and post-visual investigation
that reflects very well the state of contemporary culture and
communication.
It’s very logical that they are using the english word “fuck” as a
background — nowadays it has become a mere symbol. It means nothing
and everything at the same time — a synonym for all other words.
Rather simple and yet well-weighted, their work is a perfect sample
of… (sorry, here I have to think more)
we enjoy this form of intimacy
i was just reading the facts, making me laugh out loud
uhhhhhh
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On the contrary. I’m saying that it has happened. If you read enough artist biographies (one of my passions) you come to know that there is no formula that could ever be applied to explain the how fame is achieved – sometimes it’s total LUCK