For “Younger Than Jesus,” the first edition of “The Generational,” the New Museum’s new signature triennial, fifty artists from twenty-five countries will be presented. The only exhibition of its kind in the United States, “The Generational: Younger Than Jesus” will offer a rich, intricate, multidisciplinary exploration of the work being produced by a new generation of artists born after 1976. Known to demographers, marketers, sociologists, and pundits variously as the Millennials, Generation Y, iGeneration, and Generation Me, this age group has yet to be described in any way beyond their habits of consumption. “Younger Than Jesus” will begin to examine the visual culture this generation has created to date.
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A video I took while I was there:
^The girl sleeping is a work in which the artist paid women to take sleeping pills and sleep in the gallery. It may or may not be about feminism or women's role in art, impressionist painters habit of using prostitutes as models, etc. I was really into the redhead museum employee. She has such an interesting look.
Untitled from Kayode Ojo on Vimeo.
^The girl sleeping is a work in which the artist paid women to take sleeping pills and sleep in the gallery. It may or may not be about feminism or women's role in art, impressionist painters habit of using prostitutes as models, etc. I was really into the redhead museum employee. She has such an interesting look.
The show was insane. I can't really describe it but there was alot of video art and instillation and when I left the world looked different. My favorite art there was definitely the work of Ryan Trecartin. I had never seen anything like it before. The videos were like everything I love/hate about reality TV deeply concerned with the Internet and modern life with wild characters who were entitled, irreverent, superficial and of indescript gender. Usuallly I video art in a gallery or museum doesn't hold my attention but I could not look away from these. Me and my friend had a full day planned so we made the effort to eventually move on. There was a small crowd around the two rooms filled with junk/furniture/sculpture that housed the viewing screens. The critic Jerry Saltz called Trecartin the star of the triennial and I agree. You can watch all of his videos online except for the newest works that were in the New Museum show. Here is I-BE AREA which is my favorite. It's an hour and 48 minutes long but if you just want a taste the first 6 minutes is really good.
I love the breakdown and repurposing of language. It's like a new language. Non-linear is a good description of his style. Apparently the crazy makeup is supposed to mesh with the speech to expand their expression. I'm completly fascinated. More of his work here. New York Times article here. Interview here.
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