tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098890209859776187.post2704150137000893961..comments2023-09-23T09:56:19.633-05:00Comments on art on my mind: Give it upMolly Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392208109844747190noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098890209859776187.post-61048013611048032442011-05-31T10:17:37.434-05:002011-05-31T10:17:37.434-05:00Thanks for writing, Matt!
I once liked Alys. It ...Thanks for writing, Matt! <br /><br />I once liked Alys. It was right after art school, when I was figuring out the politically correct way of art-world thinking.<br /><br />Now, for me, Alys's work is something you can hear about, but barely need to see - and definitely not more than once. The concepts he draws on are big, but his renderings are lightweight and pranky. I might even say it's high-end YouTube. <br /><br />For example, I love the metaphor of moving mountains. But I don't "see" what his video adds to it. <br /><br />For me, his work simply confirms that we art-world insiders all like the same metaphors, and when we all "get" it, we're happy. Alys work is clique-ish, for sure. <br /><br />I want more wow. Like the croc seen in Herzog's latest.Molly Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10392208109844747190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098890209859776187.post-73776135796126957912011-05-30T14:18:16.114-05:002011-05-30T14:18:16.114-05:00I experienced the Francis Alys show as very giving...I experienced the Francis Alys show as very giving (all of the art, the sketches, the notes, all very carefully arranged so we have access to the artist's process), humorous (the piece with the VW Bug going up and down the hill!), content rich and referential (moving a mountain!; pushing a block of ice as sysuphean-like activity, etc.; drawing an incredibly controversial line in an incredibly controversial place), playful (the toys that pick up debris magnetically), scary (the gun piece), and engaging (working WITH people in various capacities: the boat bridge, the moving mountain, his frequent collaborators, etc.).<br /><br />Poetry is hard (was just discussing this with Jess today) and in my eyes Alys writes very beautiful, rich, and accessible.Matt Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406948672667006582noreply@blogger.com