Comments on: The Possibility of an Island at MOCA at Goldman Warehouse http://www.artlurker.com/2009/01/the-possibillity-of-an-island-at-moca-at-goldman-warehouse/ A Miami based contemporary art newsletter / blog Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: swampthing http://www.artlurker.com/2009/01/the-possibillity-of-an-island-at-moca-at-goldman-warehouse/comment-page-1/#comment-8397 swampthing Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:09:52 +0000 http://www.artlurker.com/?p=1045#comment-8397 Sweat equity is the consolation for those who must build the "island". There was nothing utopic about making that log for Coffin... 'cempt the swell of euphoria when it was finished. The 'please come back' room is but a 3 minute ride... positively JG Ballardian. Sweat equity is the consolation for those who must build the “island”. There was nothing utopic about making that log for Coffin… ‘cempt the swell of euphoria when it was finished. The ‘please come back’ room is but a 3 minute ride… positively JG Ballardian.

]]> By: Richard Haden http://www.artlurker.com/2009/01/the-possibillity-of-an-island-at-moca-at-goldman-warehouse/comment-page-1/#comment-8396 Richard Haden Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:38:11 +0000 http://www.artlurker.com/?p=1045#comment-8396 What does "Possibility of an Island" mean today? Or, what does possibility of Utopia mean today? Utopia might be to create the real time and space within which all our desires can be realized and all of our reality desired--to create the total work of art. Or, rather than say Utopia is the total work of art--it could be accurate to say that Utopia is the richest and most complex domain serving total creativity. Is the island of Manhattan Utopic today, or is it possibly the grandest Diorama that exhibits samples of "Worldbuilding" or "ConWorld" attempted creation. And finally is Miami utopic tropical paradise or is it a work in progress. I tend to think a work in progress is Utopic. What does “Possibility of an Island” mean today? Or, what does possibility of Utopia mean today? Utopia might be to create the real time and space within which all our desires can be realized and all of our reality desired–to create the total work of art.

Or, rather than say Utopia is the total work of art–it could be accurate to say that Utopia is the richest and most complex domain serving total creativity.

Is the island of Manhattan Utopic today, or is it possibly the grandest Diorama that exhibits samples of “Worldbuilding” or “ConWorld” attempted creation. And finally is Miami utopic tropical paradise or is it a work in progress. I tend to think a work in progress is Utopic.

]]> By: david Rohn http://www.artlurker.com/2009/01/the-possibillity-of-an-island-at-moca-at-goldman-warehouse/comment-page-1/#comment-8395 david Rohn Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:27:06 +0000 http://www.artlurker.com/?p=1045#comment-8395 Very clever and original. The exhibit is comples (and perhaps more inclusive than exclusive0 so i agree that to review it or to get a handle on it is difficult if not intimidating. Each of the 4 times I ve returned to it , I ve felt more engaged and that s not necessarily typical(for me).So I ve wound up feeling it s an impressive show And thanks for tying it so easily to our current moment: we are clearly in some kind of significant transitions and the outcomes isn t at all clear. You mention greed ( and I d add other forms of (institutional and individual) irresponsibility) as the cause of our current global economic predicament. last time things got this bad (the'30's),the economic problems led to more bad behavior it all ended in tears (to say the least). But enough drama. I do think artists often respond to , and can even be lightning rods for what is taking place under the more conventional radar. So it s just a matter of figuring out what it all means I guess. Very clever and original.
The exhibit is comples (and perhaps more inclusive than exclusive0 so i agree that to review it or to get a handle on it is difficult if not intimidating. Each of the 4 times I ve returned to it , I ve felt more engaged and that s not necessarily typical(for me).So I ve wound up feeling it s an impressive show
And thanks for tying it so easily to our current moment: we are clearly in some kind of significant transitions and the outcomes isn t at all clear.
You mention greed ( and I d add other forms of (institutional and individual) irresponsibility) as the cause of our current global economic predicament.
last time things got this bad (the’30′s),the economic problems led to more bad behavior it all ended in tears (to say the least).
But enough drama. I do think artists often respond to , and can even be lightning rods for what is taking place under the more conventional radar. So it s just a matter of figuring out what it all means I guess.

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