100 Years
'An innocuous golden sphere, supposedly containing an explosive programmed to detonate one year after its creation.
This piece raises a lot of questions, not the least of which is whether it will actually explode or whether it is just a gimmick. Ultimately, this is the same kind of question which was raised with Piero Manzoni’s “Merde D’Artista (Artist’s Shit)"; do the facts really matter with a work of art? Both are sealed containers with objectionable contents, and both may not actually exist as stated. Is the point of art always to be truthful?
This piece also makes one imagine the distant future, in which the threat of this exploding is much more imminent. Will this piece still be relevant enough to keep around? Will they need to encase it in a bomb-proof case as a precaution? What happens if no one wants it? What if it goes off prematurely?
What if Martin were anything but a white male? '
This piece raises a lot of questions, not the least of which is whether it will actually explode or whether it is just a gimmick. Ultimately, this is the same kind of question which was raised with Piero Manzoni’s “Merde D’Artista (Artist’s Shit)"; do the facts really matter with a work of art? Both are sealed containers with objectionable contents, and both may not actually exist as stated. Is the point of art always to be truthful?
This piece also makes one imagine the distant future, in which the threat of this exploding is much more imminent. Will this piece still be relevant enough to keep around? Will they need to encase it in a bomb-proof case as a precaution? What happens if no one wants it? What if it goes off prematurely?
What if Martin were anything but a white male? '
- Interesting analysis by Andrew Fishman
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