#art, The Art of «No-Art»

Ok, I recently saw a video by Spanish artist and YouTuber Antonio García Villarán about this so-called «artist» Félix González-Torres and I just had to tell you about it. First, the «artist» has been exhibited in great venues like the Guggenheim and the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. That tells me nothing about his art. It tells me he has the right connections…

The above «art-work», composed of two cheap clocks (I mean there is nothing special about them), is supposed to symbolise him and his partner (who died of AIDS). The clocks are set to the same time, but as the installation runs, the clocks eventually run a bit out of sync with each other. I must admit that I do not see any of this in the two clocks. If this explanation was not provided I would have no clue.

And the information itself is rather contrived. The two clocks are identical. I do not think the «artist» and his lover were identical twins. Also there is no indication there of anyone dying of AIDS. He could have used the international symbol of AIDS which is a red ribbon…

To me this is taking us for a ride, having us on, bullshitting! This is the art of nothing! No one would see anything on the MoMA’s wall except for two ordinary, office style clocks. They do not represent two lovers, or one who died and the other kept ticking or anything about synchronisation of their lives. It is utter rubbish!

How installations like these get into great museums makes me wonder about the curators and directors of these supposed fine art institutions. I would feel cheated after paying and being subjected to such «art».

And I am not going to mention anything about the «artist». If anyone is interested in his work, I am sure they will look him up. I usually feature art and artists, both of my liking or dislike, but the main requisite is that they must be «artists» not posers.

What do you think?