Word: kineticism
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The exhibit also seems all but unconcerned with what Haacke does best-what Walter Grasskamp called "the avoidance of the notoriously German theme of carping at the unworthiness of the masses in front of the lonesome triumphs of art." "Sanitation," which signals Haacke's incarnation as the king of cut...
Let's define it as optimism, rightly understood - not a mindlessness but an enabling faculty. Nothing possesses more kinetic energy in a globalizing world.
The hyper-kinetic fervor of the struggle is impressive enough, but the sheer logistics of the scene are what is truly amazing. As the camera pans across the battle, a sea of extras, stretching farther than the eye can see, brings the army to life on a breath-taking scale...
This exhibit includes works from four different artists, ranging from a 40-second video loop to a 20-minute short film, and even to performance art and kinetic sculpture captured on video. Although the moving image connects the pieces, each artist's work is conceptually and visually quite distinct.
With Clowes, it has always been the mood, created by character and environmental detail, that counts. In one scene David talks with Wanda's sister at a patio table, and the wind carries the paper cups with their drinks into the bushes. It's a small, perfect detail. It adds...