May 15th, 2016: Art Riot

[xoxoxoBruce]

No not wanton destruction of art, it is art... they tell me.
An art installation entitled Riot, at he Castor Gallery in NYC, by Kepa Garraza.
Hmm, sounds like a foreign subversive anarchist name to me, better call the Donald.

Kepa Garraza’s debut New York exhibition presents a fictitious world of anarchistic protestors and vandalized
artworks and institutions. Garraza focuses on the dramatized versions of social conflicts such as economic
crisis, and the affect the economy has on the value of art.

Garraza’s oil paintings depict the aftermath of rioters vandalizing some of the most recognizable works over
the past couple of decades. The rioters have attacked prestigious institutions and artists in an attempt to
destroy the contemporary art scene and art market. Garraza’s drawings are dedicated to representing the
activists in an intense chiaroscuro technique providing them anonymity and discretion. The artist creates a
parallel reality through his art, drawing attention to the manipulation of imagery and information in media today.
This viewer is forced to live in an uncertain world, full of relative truths. In each piece, the artist attempts to
provoke the viewer into questioning what is truth and what is fiction, highlighting the media’s influence over
our perceptions of reality.

Yeah, well to each his/her own.

I'd rather have art I can snap together and race.