125 + 70 points
4'33 by The Revolutionary
November 28th, 2007 2:02 PM
At the beginning of the new century, Activist Art no longer overestimates its capabilities. But it does not underestimate them either. It makes modest contributions. It would be wrong, in a society in which every discussion of basic principles has been lost, to expect that something like art can make decisive changes... And yet, in the proper dose art can change more than is assumed. Art must devote itself to very concrete strategies of effecting change.
[From the Object to the Concrete Intervention, Wolfgang Zinggl]
This project was installed five times since October 1st:
Sidewalk at 112 S. Michigan Ave [no documentation]
Art Institute of Chicago, Graduate Open Studios [no documentation]
Pedestrian Bridge, Grant Park
Flaxman Library, 36 S. Wabash Ave [no audio documentation - suffice to say that it was quiet]
Wabash Ave sidewalk, near the Chicago Theater
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4'33", the John Cage composition, is a showcase of silence. A performance of 4'33", however, frames the noises that exist in the space that are superfluous to the performer. This is the inevitable outcome of inducing silence in any situation. Not to say that I succeeded to any extent.
[From the Object to the Concrete Intervention, Wolfgang Zinggl]
This project was installed five times since October 1st:
Sidewalk at 112 S. Michigan Ave [no documentation]
Art Institute of Chicago, Graduate Open Studios [no documentation]
Pedestrian Bridge, Grant Park
Flaxman Library, 36 S. Wabash Ave [no audio documentation - suffice to say that it was quiet]
Wabash Ave sidewalk, near the Chicago Theater
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4'33", the John Cage composition, is a showcase of silence. A performance of 4'33", however, frames the noises that exist in the space that are superfluous to the performer. This is the inevitable outcome of inducing silence in any situation. Not to say that I succeeded to any extent.
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posted by Flitworth on November 28th, 2007 3:41 PM
The many signs are great. In listening to the earlier recordings I could swear I heard a stapler clicking - was this actually occurring as a part of setting up or was this poor listening on my part?
silence sounds of life
muffled, drowned, denied but
hark, the stapler clicks
posted by Charlie Fish on November 29th, 2007 1:43 AM
This task is thoroughly suited to you, dear Bandit. Well done.
posted by lara black on December 2nd, 2007 11:35 PM
so well suited, in fact, that i was shocked when i looked at the task page to check for other completions and realized it wasn't created by the revolutionary himself :)
Points for the binaural mic, as well as for the rest of the task.