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Fred Wilson,

Guarded View, 1991. Wood, paint, steel, and fabric, dimensions variable

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Guess

From the past three posts, can anyone guess the theme/connection of the works?

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Up next is:

Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Double PLATEAU and Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul June 21 - Sept. 28, 2012

Installation view: PLATEAU

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Oliver Herring

Queensized bed with coat, 1993-1994 Knit silver mylar 12 x 57 x 88 inches

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DO HO SUH Specimen Series: New York City Apartment: 348 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011 (detail), 2011 polyester fabric dimensions variable Edition of 3

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SCIENTIFIC APPROACH

I have always been interested in order.  To say that things must be put in a specific place would be over exaggerating, but I do find pleasure in an almost OCD neatness.  So when I see artists incorporating a scientific approach into their works I am immediately fascinated with the process and scale of the work.  The works of Alberto Baraya, Liu Chuang, Mark Dion, Song Dong and Andreas Gursky often come to mind when I think about artists, whose practice incorporates a systematized and archaeological process. 

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Art and Commercialism

Why is commercialism a negative aspect of being a contemporary artist? Sure some argue that selling "everyday objects" devalues their artwork.  Others say they are "selling out."  But ultimately, don't most artists want to be able to live off of the works they create without having second jobs.   Isn't creating a "pop shop" just another way to gain recognition with a larger audience?  Claes Oldenburg, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Takashi Murakami and Banksy have all experimented with this concept of production to sell to a greater public.