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!!!OVERCOME THE SPECTACLE!!!

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GUERRILLA GIRLS

Early Posters, 1985-1990

prints on paper, 16 3/4 x 22 inches

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Guerrilla Girls - [no title], 1985-90 

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Micheal Landy- Break Down

Landy’s work is based around themes of consumerism and waste, with Landy deciding to destroy all of his 7,227 possessions in his project ‘Break Down’. After spending 3 years creating an inventory of each possession he owned, these items were then each deconstructed into separate components and destroyed over a two week period.

“I see this as the ultimate consumer choice,” said Michael Landy. “Once Break Down has finished, a more personal ‘break down’ will commence, life without my self-defining belongings… One way or other I’m trying to get rid of myself, so it’s kind of the ultimate way without actually dispensing of me.”

This makes me question what is left of our identities once we remove objects?

Below is a quote from an article by the art critic Leo Walford-

‘Seeing all his possessions travelling around in front of us seemed to say virtually nothing about him, except that he had the same sort of stuff that other people had. Some of his things obviously meant more to him than others, and there was a suggestion that he was a little peeved by the thoroughness with which operatives despatched his family photographs - scribbling on the faces before tearing them up. But his possessions did not provide any sort of window into telling me what sort of a person Michael Landy is.’

From my research so far, it has shown me that objects do play an important role in our identities, however upon reading this article is has made me question this idea and whether objects are important as we perceive them to be? Is there a difference between our identities we present to the public and our actual identities? Are the things we make ourselves more important than the things we acquire? Importance of the handmade, can this show more about our identities? For instance, through art we create something unique to ourselves, although you could also argue that this is just a reinterpretation of what we have seen I feel like creating things can reveal a lot more about a person���s identity than the average object.

‘Strangely, by destroying all his possessions in a methodical way, he made us think about our own desire for control, our wishes to interfere in the business of others and our own feelings of ownership over other people and their things.’

I think the reaction from the audience shows the complex relationships we as human’s have to objects.

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Don’t be a jerk

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barbara kruger - exhibit 6

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Barbara Kruger’s Questions.

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Posters from 1989 regarding pro-life / pro-choice by Barbara Kruger

I can’t understand why this is STILL an issue 

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Barbara Kruger

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Jenny Holzer

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I need to lie back-to-front with someone who adores me.

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Jenny Holzer, Truisms, 1982. New York, Public Art Fund Inc., Times Square.

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Jenny Holzer. Inflammatory Essays 1979-1982. Offset posters on colored paper, wheat adhesive.

Makes the trip to Art Basel Miami worth it…

(Part 2)

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Jenny Holzer

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Quote of the week by Anthony Burrill

Graphic artist, print-maker and designer Anthony Burrill is known for his persuasive, up-beat style of communication. 

Words and language are an important part of Burrill’s output and he has developed a distinctive voice that is sought after not only by collectors of his posters and prints but also by clients including Google, Hermés, the British Council, London Underground and the Design Museum. 

Burrill is perhaps best known for his typographic, text-based compositions, including the now-famous “Work Hard and Be Nice to People”, which has become a mantra for the design community and beyond.