Wednesday 11 May 2011

Candice Breitz

i relation to my previous post, i realised i had seen a work that could relate to the concept of it only being memories of you that are left to represent yourself after death.
when i went to GOMA to view the 21st Century Exhibition i found a work by Candice Breitz called 'King'(a portrait of Micheal Jackson)


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Candice Breitz | King (a portrait of Michael Jackson) 2005 | 16-channel video installation: colour, sound, 42:20 minutes, colour, sound ed. 3/6 | 1200 x 500cm (installed, variable) | Purchased 2008 with funds from Tim Fairfax, AM, through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation | Collection: Queensland Art Gallery

it was the one work i truly enjoyed at the exhibition and i liked the concept  of it. this really encapsulates the idea that it is not you as a person that is remembered after death, but the perceptions of others. and even if they are your biggest fan, they can never truly represent what you were.


refrences:

Gallery Of modern art, 2011, Candice Breitz King (a portrait of Michael Jackson) 2005. Accessed 11/5/2011 http://21cblog.com/candice-breitz-king-a-portrait-of-michael-jackson-2005/

and a trip to the Gallery of modern art.

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