During our trip to the Whitney Museum, we viewed the exhibit, " Rituals of Rented Island" which displayed artists who participated in the performance art scene from 1970-1980. For many artists, they made work that referenced social and cultural issues during that time period. Also,many of the art displayed there illustrated the experiences the artists went through during that time. In addition, three pieces that spoke to me were art pieces made by artist Vito Acconci because he challenged the way to get inspiration.
In Vito Acconci's "Proximity Piece", the artist Acconci is following viewers in order to force himself into his or her space during his experience. When it comes to this art piece, the artist wants to explore human relationships with themselves and those around them by trying to break down the barriers. Unlike other artists, Acconci interacts with the audience to get certain reactions from them and aimed to deconstruct the boundaries set by society. Additionally, this piece reminds me of the social idea that people want to understand other people by experiences.Based on this, i really liked this piece because it shows how an artist interacts with his audience in a different way to understand where they come from.
Another art piece by Acconci called " Performance Test", the artist sat on a chair and stared at each members of the audience for fifteen minutes straight. Based on this, this art piece is similar to "Proximity Piece" because they both involve audience interaction and observation from the artist. For the artist, he wanted to capture the audience's movements and interaction between them to understand their relationships. Due to this, his observations in both art pieces show that he uses art to interact with himself, the people around him and his environment.
Finally, the last art piece is called "In Adaptation Studies (Soap and Eyes)", in this piece Acconci films himself hitting himself in the face with a plate of soup, and lets the soap drip from his skin. Due to this, the artist forces himself out of his comfort zone by connecting with it physically by defining and expanding its limits. Based on this, the artist is examining himself by putting his body under pressure to understand his limitations as a person.In my opinion, i wouldn't go to that extremes but i admire him because he pushed the boundaries to achieve what he wanted to achieve with his art.
Overall, i liked the experience of going to the Whitney Museum and seeing the different art work of performance art. It gave me a new perspective of the time period and the struggling artists during that time. in addition, i have an admiration for the artist Vito Acconci because he pushed the boundaries and got his audience to react to his art pieces.
" Proximity Piece"
Performance
1970
Vito Acconci
"Performance Test"
Performance
1969
Vito Acconci
"In Adaptation Studies (Soap and Eyes)"
Performance
1970
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