I chose the video three revolutions, by Frank Zaldo. I chose this because I think I prefer the more minimal performances that address the little things that are usually carried out by most people in every day life. Certain things that we all do are never considered to be a performance until an artist decides to make it one. It is pieces like this that really hone in on the whole idea and issue of performance and the question of what makes it one, if it actually is one, and what about it is considered to be artistic enough to actually be considered art.
I'm not questioning this videos artistic merit. Because for one, I just like it and i also like how it is documented and composed. Also, the act of forcing channel surfing into being a piece of art personally brings to mind the age old idea of the couch potato. It sucks when there's nothing on TV and you just have to flip through a bunch of seemingly meaningless and mind- numbing crap. That's what this piece makes me think of; some couch potato lard sitting in the dark with the windows closed flipping through bad daytime TV.
I suppose there is a number of performative qualities that have taken place with this piece. Starting with the act of planning to make this into a piece, then acting it out as a performance to be documented. Also, just the act of documentation of this is a performace.
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