Pages 649-655

Of the artists featured in these pages during the ACT UP movement, one stands out to me above the rest, Krzysztof Wodiczko and his piece Projection on South Africa House 1985. Krxysztof Wodiczko's work reminds me of the modern day artist Banksy, appealing to a similar message in a similar style. The main difference being that Wodiczko's work are more projections whereas Banksy is spray paint, but the messages are similar. Political messages that are critiquing the government and the effects of the government on society. These pages led me to look furth into Wodiczko's work to see what other projection projects he has done, and the other one that stands out to me is his NEWTOPIA series, where he projects eyes onto a large monumental city building and has auditory interviews of people from that city speaking while the eyes are projected blinking and looking at the city at large. This performance piece speaks largely to the way artists communicated in a political manner at the time, and Wodiczko did it in a way that was powerful and made an impact.




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NEWTOPIA INSTALLATION