BUCKET OF BLOOD

so silly. i wonder if that would actually work. i mean, every time i have a critique and i know that my thing is a piece of crap and that i didn't care or spend enough time on it i always get a bunch of compliments. And usually when I work really hard on something, no one else likes it. maybe i'm trying too hard. being an art student is like constantly being slapped in the face. is that a good simile? maybe it's just a little melodramatic.

BAG, ALEX

The least that Alex Bag could do is to shorten the video. I get it. I got it after the first segment. The quality could be better. There is a lot of background noise, but maybe thats the point--to seem like some shitty you tube video. But then I could just watch some shitty you tube video which would probably be more enjoyable. I wouldn't call this art. I would call it someone who likes to hear themselves talk. The sarcastic tone makes me angry. I guess its easy to make fun of everyone else when you're some art star making dull, low quality videos involving very little effort. Also the part with the toys and cpr dummy is just fucking weird. I guess its attempting to be funny?

Normally when I do these assignments I try to list some good and bad qualities, but I think its time to be honest. And I'm in a bad mood. I'll re-watch it when I'm in a better mood and see if it sucks any less.

NEW MUSEUM VISIT

The David Goldblatt exhibit was really impressive if only because of the amount of work he had. I also liked his presentation- some of the photos were just held up by paperclips, which was very simple and clean. His compositions were lovely, especially in the landscapes.

I was surprised when I saw that the  Emory Douglas prints were lithographs, because I've never seem lithographs look so smooth and clean like that. I don't know much about the process, but they usually look more expressive- like drawings.

I appreciated Dorothy Iannone's use of cut outs, but I found her focus on sex kind of cliche.

But I have to say that my favorite part was the balcony on top that looked over the city.