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Friday, 2 March 2012

Resurrection of Alchemists

Braco Dimitrijevic's Resurrection of Alchemists, currently in Room 6 of the States of Flux display at Tate Modern is well worth seeing as it "humorously reflects on the relationship between the current economic market and the place of art and the artist in society."
"The artist plays the role of a television presenter, addressing his audience earnestly about 'the importance of art in contemporary society...' He soon has to share the screen with a moving strip similar to those used on news channels to list current monetary indexes and fluctuations in stocks and shares. Further 'rolling news of strips appear, gradually filling the screen with messages about tax increases and economic markets. Dimitrijevic continues to discuss art as the expression of 'the most profound strata of human spirit' but has to edge his body towards the corner of the frame to ensure that his head can still be seen."

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Mark Heard - Satellite Sky.


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