A visit to the
National Museum of Modern Art gave us an exceptional exhibition of video art from the late 60s to today. The show was, to be fair, very worth the time. Some of the stuff was as you may expect just plain rubbish. Several were not only clever but entertaining. One even reminded me of a grainy abstract series of black and white prints. Some angst and pointless repetion as you would expect. Maybe more interesting than the stuff you see today; pioneer pieces trying to make sense of a new medium.
Compared to the magnificent building around Shimbashi area the video art seems to be sort of self endulgent, self concious and small minded crap. These mindblowing examples of modern architectural art seemd to me like huge crystals growing into the vast, empty sky. The repeated patterns and reflections are abstract representations of the future.
Back to ground zero ... Supermarket calling earthling ... time to feed the live specimens.
Compared to the magnificent building around Shimbashi area the video art seems to be sort of self endulgent, self concious and small minded crap. These mindblowing examples of modern architectural art seemd to me like huge crystals growing into the vast, empty sky. The repeated patterns and reflections are abstract representations of the future. 