Hurrah! MTV is bringing ArtBreaks back, again. I’ve been waiting for this one to drop…
A few weeks ago at MTV Studios in Times Square where Creative Time and ArtBreaks previewed their latest freshest batch, Amsterdam artist Semâ Bekirovic had some explaining to do. After watching the shiny knife plummet from the sky toward the ground, the horizon flipping wildly in the background, the first question from the audience was, naturally, “Did you find it?”
Yes. Bekirovic was relieved to fish it out of a field, relieved that it “didn’t hit anyone or an expensive car or a sheep.” Talk about artistic risks.
Four of five fresh ones are currently up, harking tentatively back to the ’80s, before music video culture receded into the scenery in favor of teen moms and bee-hived succubi, when Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Richard Prince, and Keith Haring would hang out on MTV and ugh, ugh, I am so there right now, ugh!!!
Of the second new wave, Bekirovic’s is the best one so far, although there’s this one by SSION’s Cody Critcheloe coming that’s very good. Seems like MTV and Creative Time are really hitting this sweet spot between accessible video art and viral video and things that personally appeal to me, who is kind of like an art blogger. Good for them.
im not sure but this is stupid. its just a knife falling with the scenery in the background going wild. this could easily be faked. the only real question i have besides why would they make the video is how they kept the camera in the same position as the knife with no visible constraints?
I would say it was dropped in an oversized plastic box and the knife was glued to one side of the box.
It was actually connected to a camera, but the connectors were digitally removed in post-production.
How are you a professional journalist?
I know, right?
I'm also a professional panelist. Would you like to this IRL?
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s480x…
I am also a professional copy editor.
"Would you like to DO this IRL?"
I thought this was a cool (and relevant) site until I saw this. This is even beneath Gawker.
Thanks for the compliment.
This sounds like a fun video, I think I'll watch it … Oh, wait. People in Canada aren't allowed to watch it because of ridiculous geographic restrictions… As another poster wrote, what's the point of uploading to the net if you're just going to censor who can see it ? I could just use a free online proxy server to get around the restriction, but I'd rather just post a snarky comment instead ;b
Oh, I'm sorry, Canada! That really sucks… Maybe someone will rip it to YouTube soon?
ANIMAL is not responsible for the anti-Canada censorship. We're with you, brothers.