[NewMusic] matmos lecture: the re-dematerialization of the art object

Sarah - 21 Grand 21grand at 21grand.org
Tue Feb 13 13:34:35 PST 2007


Barry the genius wrote:
i wonder why it is even necessary to make conceptual art.


- Why is it necessary to make any art or music?

 isn't just 
saying "I make conceptual art." enough.

- No. Besides, that's invariably been done.

  am I now a meta-conceptual artist?

- No, you're the equivalent of someone playing the preset song on the Casio
mini-keyboard I got for Christmas when I was 9.

While we're on the subject, here's a link to something I wrote about local
conceptual artists, including Mr. Jon Brumit and Matt Volla, whom some of
you know.

http://www.atasite.org/zine/issue4/lockhart/

sl



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