finally, vik muniz
You may remember that I mentioned some time ago that my favorite contemporary artist is the genius, Vik Muniz. You may also recall my celebrating the fact that the beautiful documentary of his work would air on PBS in October. Well, it is now October, and in just about a week, on October 14th,
WORST POSSIBLE ILLUSION: The Curiosity Cabinet of Vik Muniz will finally be broadcast to the world. This website link is brand new, PBS’s website for the show. It looks like eventually, taped version will be availble as well. I am sure to buy the DVD if they release one. I also found this link to Vik’s official website, vikmuniz.net, which I didn’t know about before. It has a beautiful, comprehensive gallery that will give you a great idea of his genious. Seriously, check it out.
I am really psyched about this, and those of you who know me, know I am not some art nerd. Even if you can’t stand art galleries or cheese or wine, I promise, you’ll be spellbound by this amazing guy and his work.
[…] For those of you who don’t know Vik Muniz, I have written about him here, here, here, here, and here. And here’s a bit about him from the press release: Since the mid 1990s, Muniz has been incorporating everyday objects into his photographic process to create witty, bold, and often deceiving images based on photojournalism and art history. The Brazilian-born, New York-based artist makes pictures from dirt, diamonds, sugar, wire, string, chocolate syrup, peanut butter, dust, ketchup, the circular paper remnants made by hole punches, junk, pigment, and other materials. Though Muniz’s images are often familiar - borrowing from popular culture and Old Master artists - it is quickly evident that they are not what they seem. Using an approach that the artist calls “the worst possible illusion,” the works are formed from materials gathered from everyday life, which Muniz arranges and photographs, rather than traditional artistic materials.” […]