i had no idea this would cause so much confusion.
first off, OF COURSE it's art... it's in a fucking art museum for christ's sake.
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There are lots of things in this world that contain more than just what is on the surface..
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yup... and the title of this thread is one of those things.
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I personally don't know this artist, but even looking quickly;
"Orozco's exploration of the use of video, drawings, and installations in addition to his photographs and sculptures, allows the audience's imagination to explore the creative associations between oft-ignored objects in today's world. His work permits a rarely allowed interaction between the artwork and the audience."
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just because the artist claims it doesn't make it so... i learned this a long time ago when i tried to take a bite out of yoko ono's apple at the moma. i was thrown out before i got it to my mouth. i'm pretty certain the same would have happened if i'd tried to water the plants with the hose...
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Seemingly his intention is to break down physical/sociological barriers which can exist between artist work and audience, in a playful manner. I would say such a piece does that quite well.
He is asking you to look at the item in a different light. Putting something usually considered quite worthless into a place usually reserved for expensive, exclusive, elitist items. It is quite subtle though, because the item does not have a reserved plinth or space. It's playful.. humorous..
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it breaks down no barriers, there was no interaction with the piece other than worshiping an object on a pedestal (even if there was no pedestal) and it was not playful or humorous in the slightest.
riding in these teacup bumper cars was playful and humorous. i got to sit on 'art' and smash it into other 'art' .... very very gently or the museum guard would get mad... still, a lot of fun.
eating thai food was playful and humorous. no object on a pedestal here. just social interaction in the raw. and free food.... same for the espresso/bean bag movie watching experience tiravanija gave me at the guggenheim, though i don't have photos of that one...
and defacing a gordon matta-clark was a lot of fun, even if that's what it was there for.
but just standing there and looking at a hose on the patio was about the boringest thing i've ever done in a museum....
...so yeah, i still don't get it.