Alex Bag Video

I'll start off by saying that this video is not terrible; on the contrary it has high points in the way it portrays the average art student's thoughts, pet peeves, and personal desires. It also shows a whole lot of personality and atmosphere in each of the pieces in between the ranting.

On that note I will have to say that I didn't find very much enjoyment in the overall piece. The reasons are simple. One I hate having to hear "um and like" for every other word in a sentence; it makes the conversation sound so irritating and unintelligent. Second, I found a lot of the in between works to be lame and not to my satisfaction. I felt like I was sometimes listening to high pitched cacophony that had the power to regress me back to a lower form of life; and that the only solution to such a miserable fate was to end my own. "I don't care who killed Annie, just get out of my head! You sound like a rejected Southpark script!"

Once again I stress that I didn't think it was terrible. I still found some parts of the video enjoyable, such as the part with Bjork. Even though I didn't bust a gut, I still found myself smirking and amused at Bjork's cluelessness as to how a TV functions. Apparently she also used to be a huge conspiracy buff. I must say I also liked how art students were portrayed in this video. The unfortunate truth of it all is that some of us really are complaining, erratic s.o.b's that only appreciate most things at face value. This includes everything from art to our jobs.

So as my own personal suggestion I give this video a 10..............................................................................out of 20

Un-Amuseumd

It says HELL YES! How inviting!

So what do I have to say about my trip to the New Museum? Intriguing? Unique? Maybe more along the lines of, "I wished there was something more visually stimulating". After bearing witness to the actual building itself and its stunning architecture, added on top of that the sky room view, the exhibition itself was sort of a side show. Granted, I won't say that I hated the work I saw in there, but it just wasn't the kind of work that I thought was worth spending round-trip train tickets and an $8 admission fee. I do admire and respect the concept behind the whole social rights freedom subject with the Black Panthers and Apartheid, but that alone doesn't sell my interest.

Call me whatever you like, but I honestly don't find much amusement in looking at lithograph after lithograph of what I believe to be only sub par work. As far as Goldblatt's photography is concerned, the most fascinating about that exhibit wasn't the subject matter; it was the quality of the print that he was able to achieve at such a large scale, and that one of the photos had a set of cans in it that said KOO on its label.

The view would've been better if not for the stupid rain.

It has begun!

Welcome to the grand opening of my blog! Though there is not much to look at right now, I hope to getting this thing kicking on all gears in the hopeful near future.