In San Francisco, an exhibition of contemporary art, which any visitor can not just look at the studio of the artist as well be a target for art exhibition participants

In (SF MOMA) an exhibition of The Art of Participation, which works most of the interactive art, the creation of which can make anyone a hand. Want to become a sculpture of avant-garde artist? Or maybe play some kind of museum exhibits? The exhibition at SF MOMA, you can do both. At the same time, you can see how fun the famous artists of the XX century.

In the early twentieth century, it was noted that some ordinary objects and events can become a work of art, if they interact with the audience. The most glaring example - toilet Dushan (Marcel Duchamp): in the bathroom, he utilitarian object, but in an art gallery authentic art object. Art object it makes visitors to cultural institutions, who look at it and talk about him as a work of art. Designer kontseptualist Tom Marion (Tom Marioni) idea how to turn into a work of art is a remarkable phenomenon, as a friendly revelry. In 1970, Marion was founded in the San Francisco Museum of conceptual art, where these events took place. «To drink beer with my friends - the highest form of art!», - Declared the artist. He and his friends rejoiced in other museums and galleries - anywhere where the progressive curators willing to support their extraordinary initiative. After a drink in the museum exhibited the empty beer bottles as proof that an event has occurred. For the exhibition at SF MOMA Marion has decided to repeat the experiment: Now, every Thursday, from five to seven nights at the museum, you can drink beer with the famous painter. And those who come to the exhibition to another day, will be able to see in one of the halls of a huge battery of bottles and even a refrigerator.

Another artist kontseptualist, Hans Haacke (Hans Haacke), presented at the exhibition of its known installation in which the old printer prints the news received on the RSS-channel. Haacke was famous for his ruthless «institutional criticism» - dark exposure of museum curators, art dealers and megakollektsionerov, which according to him, determine under what «sauce» submit art. Throughout his career, he tirelessly led evidence that museums and galleries - is just a weapon in the hands of speculators sverhbogatyh that they affect the public. One of his exhibition at the museum Vallraf-Richartts in Cologne was canceled because Haacke was going to tell her stories about the life of one of the paintings, the museum presented the Nazis committed. His art Haacke was trying to convey to the viewer the idea of the inextricable link between art and politics.

Still, news of the Haacke installation, it is better not to touch: the paper can tear and will некрасиво. But at the podium, set the Austrian artist Erwin Vurmom (Erwin Wurm), you can even climb. On the platform are a great variety of subjects, and all written instructions, that these items should be done. Visitors, acting under the instructions Vurma sometimes forced to adopt uncomfortable postures: so they become living sculptures. On the wall hangs a lot of pictures of those who did dare to make up work Vurma. I must say, all this looks very funny, and shy people are able to climb the podium in the company of friends ... and a beer at the pre-podzapravivshis «happening» by Tom Marion.

Of course, any exhibition of «interactive art» could do without the Internet! .. Wall one of the halls of the museum are decorated with a huge picture, which, if you look, created from many small images. This project communimage, artists who come from groups with alc and Johannes Gees (Johannes Gees). By accessing the site communimage.ch , anyone can leave a picture which will become part of a large canvas. And artists Joachim Blank (Joachim Blank), Golk Gerrit (Gerrit Gohlke) and Karl Heinz Göran (Karl Heinz Jeron) asked other authors to create works which are exhibited in a small room SF MOMA. Then they put on an online auction, eBay ... the right to dispose of those exhibits at their own request: change them and arrange as you want. The artists named their project 1st Public White Cube - «First Public white cube», with a hint at the famous White Cube gallery in London.

New technologies are also present in the group Ant Farm - California's classic conceptual art. In the early 1970's, these artists deep in the Chevrolet C10 pickup, and went on a tour of America, during which they gave lectures and staged performances. Now the «media-van», dyed black, is at the SF MOMA. It can climb up and watch a video from the trip. But that's not all: the truck a media console, which you can use USB to connect iPod, communicator, PDA or any device. The console itself will choose from a device file that «zashet» in special «time capsule». There, the file will be stored until 2030.

Interesting project idea Briton Stephen Uillats (Stephen Willats). His installation is a few photos of women with lots of decorations, which pours into a glass of any alcoholic beverage and drink it. Exhibits, special forms, and they must choose from several options for responding to questions about what a woman feels, why she is drinking alcohol, with whom it does, etc.

Exhibition of The Art of Participation - a great way to get acquainted with the «classical» Conceptual art. Understand, so to speak, where all this goes. In particular, every week of a musician to perform in the museum of the famous piece 4'33 by John Cage (John Cage) - 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence, during which the students must listen, as they listen. In addition, during the execution should be «navostrit ears» and to pay attention to every noise that would normally go unnoticed, and are perceived as background.

The exhibition and fluxkits Machyunasa George (George Maciunas) - naborchiki in which the various artifacts movement Fluxus. In particular, there are objects which are participating in the movement used the games as well as instructions how to play these games. In another room you can see a video performance of another member Fluxus, Yoko Ono (Yoko Ono). In this performance the artist invites the audience to cut clothes, which it put on.

One of the most popular exhibits - objects of the Brazilian artist Lidzhii Clarke (Lygia Clark). On view are not expressive, but if you use them according to instructions sozdatelnitsy, they will allow visitors a better sense of each other. One of the exhibits - the special glasses, designed for two people. Those who wore them, must look at each other - with glasses, you can see a reflection of our own eyes, or eye partner. Another site - a large network of the rubber belt. What specifically to do with it, nowhere is written: the visitors can play with that thing as a wish.

Exhibition of The Art of Participation unusual because almost all the exhibits you can touch it. Here, the museum staff will not talk if you accidentally zadenesh work of art: on the contrary, they are suitable for visitors and encourage them to not hesitate to use the works of artists kontseptualistov by appointment.

Material prepared Yulia Maksimova

Source: sfmoma.com , artinvestment.ru