Jeff Wall has made a very important contribution to visual art over the past 30 years or so but this talk is...odd. I've seen and read very interesting interviews with him but he seems bored, and boring here. Perhaps he is speaking slowly and in a monotone way because he is conscious the audience speak English as a second language but I switched off pretty quick. He is throwing comments out without backing them up as well
I worked with Jeff Wall a few years ago. He is a total asshole. Jeff didnt even make eye contact with me and others who installed his super big over bloated work. I hope the art world wakes up.
Contemporary art is an oxymoron, a spectacle of tired charlatans spewing lumpy diarrhea, videotaping this, and screaming "WITNESS MY ART!" at the top of their lungs. Alas, this is the only possible eloquence in a society so caught up in its own shit, it fails to see it. The art of the future will involve a public burning of all art and artists, videotaping this and starting a small republic with the proceeds. Since life will be art, there won't be a need for artists, just farmers and soldiers.
Apparently contemporary art is getting its job done--it is getting you, as well as others, albeit in an ignorant and saddening way, to ask the question: "What is art?" I believe modern to contemporary art is more important than anything classical or baroque, etc, because it creates a world different than reality and it questions reality.
no period in art is less or more important than the other. we couldn't have the art we have today without the art we had in the past. it's all relative to eachother and "modern" art is art of that time.
Jeff Wall has made a very important contribution to visual art over the past 30 years or so but this talk is...odd. I've seen and read very interesting interviews with him but he seems bored, and boring here. Perhaps he is speaking slowly and in a monotone way because he is conscious the audience speak English as a second language but I switched off pretty quick. He is throwing comments out without backing them up as well
rath1e 3 months ago
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rath1e 3 months ago
Great lecture
KnightsbridgeAce 1 year ago
Interesting speech.
KnightsbridgeAce 1 year ago
I worked with Jeff Wall a few years ago. He is a total asshole. Jeff didnt even make eye contact with me and others who installed his super big over bloated work. I hope the art world wakes up.
jimnsalime 2 years ago
This is hard to understand. He tosses out phrases without explaining them, assuming we understand what he means. Very poor speech writing.
mplayer98 3 years ago
it's called 'english'. It's actually very simple the way he expresses his ideas... simple and concise. no tricks.
antigen4 2 years ago
what shit
zintafan 4 years ago
I have added a link to the complete text of this lecture in the 'About This Video' section.
ikzeg 4 years ago
Contemporary art is an oxymoron, a spectacle of tired charlatans spewing lumpy diarrhea, videotaping this, and screaming "WITNESS MY ART!" at the top of their lungs. Alas, this is the only possible eloquence in a society so caught up in its own shit, it fails to see it. The art of the future will involve a public burning of all art and artists, videotaping this and starting a small republic with the proceeds. Since life will be art, there won't be a need for artists, just farmers and soldiers.
DJHarrie 5 years ago
i thought Contemporary art yeah , but this guy jeff wall photographer is fucking awesome. you have got the see his photos
ariespower1 4 years ago
dont be stupid.
oleedee 4 years ago
Why are all strawman portrayals of modern art within criticisms scatological in nature?
planetjanet 4 years ago
Hey Dude, have you checked out "the elephant burps" video on youtube...it's totally awesome!
mabel1953 4 years ago
Apparently contemporary art is getting its job done--it is getting you, as well as others, albeit in an ignorant and saddening way, to ask the question: "What is art?" I believe modern to contemporary art is more important than anything classical or baroque, etc, because it creates a world different than reality and it questions reality.
barriaga 4 years ago
no period in art is less or more important than the other. we couldn't have the art we have today without the art we had in the past. it's all relative to eachother and "modern" art is art of that time.
boatofcoins 2 years ago
ok karl, grow up and join this century.
friendsofthefruitsof 4 years ago