Event 4 (Extra Credit)

On May 18th for event 4 I went to the "Dirty Protest" exhibit at The Hammer Museum. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the Hammer Museum is affiliated with UCLA. The exhibition "highlights a lively mix of painting, sculpture, and media installations by more than 30 international artists"(Hammer Museum) and shows the wide array of mediums used by contemporary artists.

 I found Petra Cortright's sickhands quite interesting as they highlighted how "for this generation the internet is a fertile ground for inspiration". The internet is currently what is most commonly used for research and creating new ideas and images. In the videos displayed, Cortright demonstrates how now there is no distinction in the line between high and low culture, as she reveals that there are no boundaries with what the internet can be used for. The piece "Capitalizes and comments on the ubiquity of homemade videos" (Kadist).

Another art piece that utilized different techniques is Analia Saban's Cherry Wood Circuit Board #1. The piece "explores a relationship between the analog and the digital, with an emphasis on materiality"(Blay). She used a laser to sculpt the cherrywood. The piece was multidimensional and was very unique. 

Overall, I would highly recommend this exhibit to everyone, as it shows that art does not have boundaries. All the pieces in the exhibit were so diverse and highlighted how technology is a perfect tool for art. It was very modern and symbolic, which appealed to me. 




Sources:

“Dirty Protest: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection - Hammer Museum.” The Hammer Museum, 22 Feb. 2019, hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/2019/dirty-protest-selections-from-the-hammer-contemporary-collection/.

Artinfo, Blouin. “‘Dirty Protest: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection’ at Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.” Artinfo, 28 Jan. 2019, www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/3510657/dirty-protest-selections-from-the-hammer-contemporary.

UCLA Arts: School of the Arts and Architecture, arts.ucla.edu/single/dirty-protest-selections-from-the-hammer-contemporary-collection/.

“Tapestry as Semiconductor: A Chat with Analia Saban.” Glasstire, 11 Apr. 2019, glasstire.com/2019/04/08/tapestry-as-semiconductor-a-chat-with-analia-saban/.

“Petra Cortright Sickhands.” Sickhands – Kadist, kadist.org/work/sickhands/.