tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338128919558465387.comments2012-09-06T01:24:55.423-07:00Life's Groggy PleasuresYoung Sun Hanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01017318989332442727noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338128919558465387.post-5649815356273428582012-09-06T01:24:55.423-07:002012-09-06T01:24:55.423-07:00Young, that is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.Young, that is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.Andy Quanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15361828466335832288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338128919558465387.post-44458349909089280932011-12-26T23:55:48.040-08:002011-12-26T23:55:48.040-08:00What an interesting dream. I must be a mutant. I d...What an interesting dream. I must be a mutant. I dreamed two days ago that I went into a fast food place and Mondo Guerra of Project Runway stole my car. Why him, a car theft, fast food? I fear it's time for a therapist. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484669649115387059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338128919558465387.post-11338785217646397972011-11-16T19:31:23.768-08:002011-11-16T19:31:23.768-08:00I admire Ai Weiwei and appreciated his installatio...I admire Ai Weiwei and appreciated his installation work in the Turbine Hall at the Tate last year. I am happy he has influenced you and that you brought him into the dialogue of reality television as well as the fine art world. Looking forward to watching Work of Art tonight! Go Young!Gavin Rehfeldthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469146887379429775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338128919558465387.post-63708262288381752992011-10-25T18:51:51.015-07:002011-10-25T18:51:51.015-07:00That's what I love about the South. In my town...That's what I love about the South. In my town people will give you the shirts off their backs. Even if they might be unwashed and bear the name tag "Bubba." :)<br /><br />24 Hour Embrace was a work I almost overlooked as I'm always seeing people do odd stuff to get in Guinness. When I really thought about it though I had to wrestle with a surprising amount of ideas. Hugs that count, hugs that don't count. Hugs I hate like the typical "step ladder" hug I find uncomfortable. It's that wide stance hug typical between straight guys where the waist has to stay as fair as possible from the other. It's as if the belt buckles touch everyone goes to hell. That made me ponder human contact in general. Why a massage knock me out in under a minute. Here I always thought massage therapists were Vulcans.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484669649115387059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338128919558465387.post-80475252117480439362011-10-23T21:39:12.627-07:002011-10-23T21:39:12.627-07:00@Snortles -
Yes, I've seen both of the NK doc...@Snortles -<br /><br />Yes, I've seen both of the NK documentaries you mentioned. I always imagine what life would've been like for my family had my grandfather not hatched a risky escape plan.<br /><br />It's truly fascinating for me to be sitting on the computer interacting with various viewers and reading instant feedback about the show and the work. I relish the opportunity for honest, open criticism where there is no agenda from the couch critic. I welcome all the love and all the hate.<br /><br />Re: your Halloween costume -- sometimes our best ideas are best kept for ourselves!Young Sun Hanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017318989332442727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338128919558465387.post-26359589568972424462011-10-17T12:45:49.954-07:002011-10-17T12:45:49.954-07:00Those poor folks in North Korea. If you've see...Those poor folks in North Korea. If you've seen the documentary "A State of Mind" or Lisa Ling's documentary I hope you are as amazed as I am as at how seemingly totally indoctrinated the people are. Every time their power would go out they would shake their fists at the sky and grumble, "Damn USA!" WTF? <br /><br />Well, I am thankful for the good uses so far. Twenty years ago you couldn't see an artist on TV, go to their website, view their works, or miracles of miracles actually talk with the artist. Often the only remote access to the art was a gallery catalog or some mind numbing review.<br /><br />Thanks for the link to Jerry Saltz article. I hope his statement, "I want to see if criticism can coherently be performed for audiences outside art-land, where we have weird ways of talking that many of us don’t actually understand." works. He said he'd like to see a 3 hour episode of crits, but I'm sure he doesn't want the suicide rate to sky rocket.<br /><br />To close and hopefully make you laugh...<br />I was sitting waiting in the dialysis center this morning and had to stare at the typical ghost made out of a sheet. I've been thinking of ideas for Halloween, and my mind drifted to your image "Chimera." I am toying with the idea of tossing a sheet over my head putting a slit in it and making the kids grab for butter finger bars. Funny as I found it, I slowly came back to reality as I pondered how bad a taser might actually feel. I'm not sure what law I would be breaking but I'm sure there would be a trial. Of course, as my attorney unveiled a blow up of your work to explain the inspiration for my madness and said "Tada!" all I can say is it would be worth a few thousand in fines just to see the look on the jurors faces and watch the judge go nuts with his gavel. Oh well, a guy can dream.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484669649115387059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338128919558465387.post-77672486789274973922011-10-17T11:32:16.331-07:002011-10-17T11:32:16.331-07:00Technology is not inherently good or evil, but it ...Technology is not inherently good or evil, but it depends on those wielding it -- or so they say. Of course, certain technologies are developed specifically for a negative bottom line, but I like to think that as a rule, the more connected we are, the more inherent checks and balances are put into place. <br /><br />Here is a positive example of social techniques (as opposed to social media) that create a new language for how masses of people can reach consensus as opposed to going "batshit crazy": <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dtD8RnGaRQ<br /><br />Fortunately, authoritarian voices (see: North Korean regime) are too singular in their suffocating visions and messages to fully utilise social media's full potential. You can't invite everyone to the party and expect them to shut up and listen to a monologue. Even at key speeches throughout history, there's murmuring and chatter. That's my guess why governments like China would rather shut down Facebook and Twitter rather than trying to usurp it. Too many cracks that can't be patched.<br /><br />Finally, in response to not pooping in the bunker, Jerry Saltz actually reveals in his blog this week that yes, we WERE recorded doing our very human things (farting, burping, going to the bathroom)..not on camera, but through our microphones:<br /><br />http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/10/work_of_art_recap_jerry_saltz.htmlYoung Sun Hanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017318989332442727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338128919558465387.post-46885707971014281122011-10-15T22:32:10.486-07:002011-10-15T22:32:10.486-07:00It's amazing to me how we have unblinkingly sl...It's amazing to me how we have unblinkingly slipped into era where we are being taped virtually all day long. Years ago employees would get quite bent out of shape when management would put in a camera "to spy on them." Now it's hardly noticed. How many times do we see on the news video of people robbing places with no mask just oblivious to the camera. After you posted this I stopped and thought and couldn't think of anytime after I left home today that I wasn't being recorded. From the security camera in the parking lot, all the intersections have 4 way live cameras, when I went into stores, the camera in the ATM. I'm used to personal intrusion for lack of a better word. I've been in and out of lot of hospitals and gotten used to cameras snaking in and around my insides. The last time they were rooting around in my butt a group of students were standing around a big screen TV watching along with me. I admit I would appreciated at least some applause. The last test I had done I laid for an hour in some big machine and could see on the big screen it mapping each little blood vessel in my body. It actually was quite beautiful as overall it had a Shroud of Turin effect. The doctors weren't amused when I titled the work "Jesus with dick." I've gotten off the point, sorry.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm anxiously watchful of that needle slipping to the dark with more frequency. We all saw the use of social media in the "Arab Spring." I think back to when the Rodney King cops were acquitted and large scale rioting, and looting and burning buildings broke out overwhelming the police department. TV was the only media involved then. Usually once the fray breaks out it's just throngs of individuals going bat shit. Someday with flashmob technology I fear we will see events like these with the one thing they miss... command and control. "Avoid this street - tear gas." "Building over here needs burning." "Best Buy still has TVs to loot." Dangerous could instantly turn deadly. Hopefully the same technology will also be used for good. It could well help in a disaster like Katrina direct people to safety and resources and avoid dangerous areas.<br /><br />On the privacy issue the bright side is we have people like you though art exploring with us these boundaries of privacy. You've endured the hovering of reality TV cameras, and bared your skin if not your soul in some of your works. <br /><br />Kudos to you, and see you didn't have to once poop in a bunker. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484669649115387059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338128919558465387.post-784640015092581092011-10-15T15:18:42.837-07:002011-10-15T15:18:42.837-07:00I like your comment on surveillance videos. It rem...I like your comment on surveillance videos. It reminds me of a project in the late 90s called "Quiet" by web frontiersman/tyrant Josh Harris. He created an immersive reality experiment in NYC where about 100 artists were observed around the clock by cameras and re-broadcast to each other. Participants living in this artificial bunker could actually flip through channels of themselves having sex, taking drugs, showering, shitting..all the mundane and extreme things that occurred in the bubble. Frightening and fascinating at once. The project is well documented in Ondi Timoner's documentary, "We Live in Public." Hmm..I smell a post coming.<br /><br />Thanks for the inspiration, Mark!Young Sun Hanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017318989332442727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338128919558465387.post-44076722771613919292011-10-14T22:00:31.567-07:002011-10-14T22:00:31.567-07:00I agree with your thoughts so much. I watch too ma...I agree with your thoughts so much. I watch too many of the same shows. I have two rules of thumb. One is I factor in editing which any way you do it can alter the context. I'm not saying there's any intent to alter the context, but they're making a TV shows not a surveillance videos. Two I always figure that there are some people that are bound to act, even if subconsciously, different when the camera is rolling.<br /><br />PS: I've yet to see a judge impressed by the use of foam. Even avocado bat foam! :)<br /><br />Regards,<br />Snortles aka Mark Raven on Facebook.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484669649115387059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338128919558465387.post-88675825653739978152011-10-14T06:39:29.732-07:002011-10-14T06:39:29.732-07:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Young Sun Hanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017318989332442727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338128919558465387.post-68444012333785907802011-10-13T18:25:03.205-07:002011-10-13T18:25:03.205-07:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.tandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03564846766836650459noreply@blogger.com