A Recipe for Your Postmodern Fad
6'3" x 5'
Laser-cut plexiglass, laser-cut illustration board, foam board, spray
paint, string, acrylic paint, gouache. 2023.
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Dearest readers, I present to you, A Recipe for Your Postmodern Fad.
The formula for success in our art world today depends on some key things. If you are to dutifully check all these boxes, you will be rewarded with your own sterile white cube (a quintessential stamp of approval from the authorities).
First, your work needs a label, and it needs to be a block of dense text. Sprinkle in some academic jargon (not unlike “postmodern”) and ensure that your average person needs to consult Webster to gauge what is going on (but they won’t).
Next, recycle hackneyed but trusty topics in contemporary art like…identity! Pour in a decent amount of references to your traumas; consult a psychoanalyst if you have to. If applicable, attributes of marginalized groups can also be sought after by institutions and collectors looking to perform diversity.
Now, a splash of wit, irony, and cheeky playfulness never hurts. This could be demonstrated in your clever title or alias - it adds to the charisma and brand of the artist. Perhaps like Banksy, your satirical self will be immortalized.
And here we have it, an abridged recipe that the definitive officialdom eats up every single time. I have to say, it is truly state-of-the-art.
21 окт 2024
