Yves Coussement, "Wheel." 2011, video, color, 05′27″, stereo.
Moving Image was an art fair of contemporary video art that was open to the public from March 3 – 6, 2011 at the Waterfront Tunnel event space in Chelsea. It was a show that I will not likely forget for a long time. From the moment I walked in, I was surprised at the many forms of modern art that were on display. I have never been to an actual art fair before, so I was completely amazed by my experience at Moving Image. The most eye-catching exhibit was undoubtedly “Exploded View” by Jim Campbell (video of the LED sculpture is here). It is very hard to describe: dozens of tiny miniscule lights blinked on and off to create the impression of a street with people walking by. The people’s silhouettes could be seen clearly passing through the lights. It was very beautiful, and a spectacular demonstration of the wondrous work that can be done with LED lights.
The first work of art I saw when I walked in, however, was of a mechanized broom thumping the top of a TV in an effort to smash it. I saw at once that the art on display at this fair was very symbolic, and could get downright weird. I definitely noticed this as I ventured deeper into the room – where a variety videos were playing on TV’s in two columns. [click to continue….]
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