Robby Herbst, Untitled (New Pyramid), Gouache and Water Color on paper, detail, 2011
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Sneak Peak at art from Robby Herbst's upcoming show
Friday, January 13, 2012
Michelle Vaughan Interview "100 Tweets"
On the occasion of her show “100 Tweets” at Dumbo Arts Center,
I had the opportunity to interview Michelle Vaughan about her project, twitter,
language and copyright.
Karl Erickson: Twitter is of course, tied into celebrity
culture. In ways, it is a way for the hoi polloi to get closer to the stars,
the culturati. In "100 Tweets" there are a few celebrities that you
re-present, both mainstream (Sarah Silverman, Anthony Bourdain) and art world
(Jerry Saltz, Paddy Johnson). Is there anything about “100 Tweets” that was
intended to get you closer, or more in touch with these figures?
Michelle
Vaughan: I was hyper-aware, and no, getting "closer" would be weird.
I am very sensitive about celebrity culture; it scares the bejesus out of me
that people can be such insane narcissists. Yet wanting attention is a human
emotion, and I think that is a big undercurrent throughout the entire
Twittersphere. I've had exchanges with a lot of people I don't know; some are
famous, most aren't. Batting snark around or exchanging information can be
thrilling; it's a bunch of conversations happening at light speed. But at the
end of the day, this project is not about the authors; it's my own
narcissistic, moody and unapologetic project, which says a lot more who I am
than who they are.
KE: For you, and/or your twitter community, is the platform
more about broadcasting or conversation?
MV: Well it's both, but people use it for different reasons.
I follow a lot of people who share links, this is where I get my news!