Esoteric Whitney (As If)
Well, isn’t this nice. A space of my own. How odd, really. The space still echoes with newness, waiting to be filled with the sound of my personality. As I sat down, watching the snow fall this morning, there was a bit of something almost sad. Was it leaving the safety net of the known blogger interface or maybe it was just more like leaving an old friend (albeit one that occasionally stabs you in the back).
So, here we are on an esoteric Saturday. And what better way to acclimate ourselves here with a little hypnosis, a little art. To be exact, my focus today is Matt Mullican’s work in the Whitney Biannual 2008. This particular artist combines two forms of hypnosis in his work. The first is in the performance vein - he is a performance artist whose medium seems to be “trance.” Then on occasion, he creates a tangible piece of art while in the trance, so he uses hypnosis for creativity. Brilliant. He apprently can go on for hours and has been known to do such bazaar stuff as pace, drink coffee (weirdo - LOL), rant, chant, and create. I am being a little tongue in cheek, but perhaps his performances are actually a really positive concept - maybe showing a bit of reality in the world of hypnotic myth.
Sadly, I am no where near New York, so I cannot see his work first hand, but if any of you happen upon it, please feel free to comment your thoughts. Also on March 25, 2008, he will give a seminar on his process at the Whitney. I would love to see that. I would love to have a guest blogger who does go to it and reports back.
Source: The Whitney
Tags: Esoteric Saturday
