tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466314672723988836.post3471576367463833036..comments2023-09-30T00:43:13.890-07:00Comments on The Current Season: Kate Gilmore at Whitney Biennial 2010moderatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653277482083573538noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466314672723988836.post-89828437184947535502010-04-11T08:00:31.315-07:002010-04-11T08:00:31.315-07:00You make some interesting observations about this ...You make some interesting observations about this work; the unified use of different media, for example. Your remarks on how the planning begins to undermines the spontaneity as the wooden structure within the walls is revealed interests me too. But I would go a little further as to how. I remember seeing more horizontal beams than necessary for building a structure of that size -- perfect for climbing, though. Perhaps your expertise makes you more aware than your readers. <br /><br />I feel a little funny about your interpretation of the art world metaphor leading to a "correct" attribution of meaning. While it's a valid interpretation and probably not off the mark, it seems the exact or correct intended meaning of the work can only come from the horse's mouth. Maybe saying that her accomplishing the task, getting to the top, has symbolic meaning that supports/completes this interpretation would allow reading of the work to be a little less narrow.Erté deGarceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07489900150219028002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466314672723988836.post-40238248664353971492010-04-07T22:14:36.353-07:002010-04-07T22:14:36.353-07:00You are correct in stating that the piece symboliz...You are correct in stating that the piece symbolizes women's struggles and there definitely was thorough preparation for the work. Kate Gilmore’s concept fell a bit flat for me and she lost me when she began climbing the walls with her pumps on. I wanted her to take her heels off so bad. I feel that her concept would have been stronger if she stripped herself of the cliché feminine attire—once she entered the space. This piece, like a majority of the works exhibited at the Whitney Biennial left me asking ‘WHY’. I do agree with you toward the end of your review, when you say that the video is an amalgamation of media, but I do not feel it was a successful combination of the arts. Also, I don’t mean to be picky, but there are a number of grammatical errors in the review that made it very difficult to read…Toren Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14208246266970378564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466314672723988836.post-20701307120761663342010-04-06T09:38:04.378-07:002010-04-06T09:38:04.378-07:00Something important you noted is that “success is ...Something important you noted is that “success is a given,” which is very true as the video would not only have had a very different meaning if it was not, but that Gilmore’s whole attempt to break feminine stereotypes would have in fact been a point for the other side. As one watches the video, it is difficult to feel anxiety or curiosity as to the result, but those feelings can be applied to the method. How she manages to break holes in the sheetrock and find footholds on the wood is what is most interesting: her struggle is almost more important than her goal (though it must be achieved), an idea which can also be applied to women’s struggle for equality.Rachel Correllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879269138292182767noreply@blogger.com