Claes Oldenburg, 1961 “Documents from the Store” reprinted in Art in Theory: 1900-2000. ed. Harrison and Wood pp. 743-747
Monthly Archives: April 2009
James Balog, art and journalism
Listening to James Balog I realized there is another point on our spectrum; journalism. At another point is the “political expressionist” and then, somewhere else, is the political artist (which maybe we need a more descriptive name).
Balog brings back reports, takes photos, and shows images of climate change. Most of the affect on power is a non-direct effect of displaying the images and the support of the work.
Steve D., we should talk about mapping this out because I think these distinctions could really help explain.
In The Arctic, A Time-Lapse View Of Climate Change : NPR
Fresh Air from WHYY, March 18, 2009 · Intent on documenting the effects of climate change, nature photographer James Balog ventured into ice-bound regions with 26 time-lapse cameras, which he programmed to shoot a frame every daylight hour for three years. The resulting images — which make up Balog’s “Extreme Ice Survey” project — show ice sheets and glaciers breaking apart and disappearing. Balog calls the melting of glaciers “the most visible, tangible manifestations of climate change on the planet today.”
In The Arctic, A Time-Lapse View Of Climate Change : NPR