Post by thekid965 on Jan 3, 2015 14:09:56 GMT -5
Can game shows be art? John Miller thinks so.
An exhibition of Miller's work, "Here in the Real World," will open at the Mary Boone Gallery (745 5th Ave., Manhattan, NY) on 10 January and run through 28 February. It features surrealistic treatments of sets, props, even contestants and hosts from the game/reality show genre, created over the course of the past twenty years. From the press release:
For more information and samples of Miller's Price is Right-themed paintings, click here. My favorite is probably "Infinitesimal Eternity," with its wall of Turntable panels (and Clock Game in its old-school livery) set as a decaying fence against an open vastness of sky.
Posted with appreciation to Alex Davis for alerting me to this exhibit via Twitter.
An exhibition of Miller's work, "Here in the Real World," will open at the Mary Boone Gallery (745 5th Ave., Manhattan, NY) on 10 January and run through 28 February. It features surrealistic treatments of sets, props, even contestants and hosts from the game/reality show genre, created over the course of the past twenty years. From the press release:
These images of unwittingly photographed contestants refer to what Miller terms
“presentation of self” that occurs in the public sphere. Miller’s Game Show Paintings
anticipate the packaging of real life that emerged with the ascendancy of reality TV
and social media. These paintings present either impossibly jubilant contestants or the
empty stage sets for popular shows such as The Price is Right or Let’s Make a Deal.
Miller’s reality TV paintings are the continuation of this project. Just like the game
show, reality shows rely on a “concept”. They focus on the ostensibly private or intimate
moments (broadcast or streamed to the audience) in which cast members, usually
alone, breakdown and cry in front of the camera. In reality TV, producers shift the
production of content from everyday people to those whose aim is to become stars in
social media. Both genres of television programming often involve unspoken obligations
exacted in terms that are mutually understood but nonetheless not completely
accountable: emotional, social, hierarchical.
“presentation of self” that occurs in the public sphere. Miller’s Game Show Paintings
anticipate the packaging of real life that emerged with the ascendancy of reality TV
and social media. These paintings present either impossibly jubilant contestants or the
empty stage sets for popular shows such as The Price is Right or Let’s Make a Deal.
Miller’s reality TV paintings are the continuation of this project. Just like the game
show, reality shows rely on a “concept”. They focus on the ostensibly private or intimate
moments (broadcast or streamed to the audience) in which cast members, usually
alone, breakdown and cry in front of the camera. In reality TV, producers shift the
production of content from everyday people to those whose aim is to become stars in
social media. Both genres of television programming often involve unspoken obligations
exacted in terms that are mutually understood but nonetheless not completely
accountable: emotional, social, hierarchical.
Posted with appreciation to Alex Davis for alerting me to this exhibit via Twitter.
