Thursday, February 5, 2009

One of the performances we have seen so far that incorporated video is from Alex Bag. The video "Untitled Fall '95" portrays her as the typical art student from SVA. Her ability to use video in her piece makes it obtainable for people in a variety of lacations to see her work. Because she is addressing many points that students, as well as artists associate with, connects her with a larger audience. 
If I had not known that this video was made in 1995, I would have thought that it belonged on YouTube and had a million hits by now. The fact that I cannot find it on YouTube is very surprising since her character portrayal seems universal in the art world. Even though video can be compact and easy to transport to many places, it does not necessarily mean that it will be shown to a wide audience. Only people who know about UBU will be able to see this work online or one might be able to obtain it if they know Alex Bag herself or her closest associates. 

So the question is, why isn't her work shown everywhere?

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