The headline of the article is Self-Portrait of the Artist as a Self-Destructing Chocolate Head , which was published on http://www.artnews.com by Robin Cembalest. The article deals with unique chocolate art. Firstly, the author writes about the series of works named Lick and Lather by Janine Antoni. These are her famous self-portraits, casts made in chocolate and soap that she modeled on classical busts and “re-sculpted” by the processes described in the title.
Secondly, Robin Cembalest points out that Antoni, who turned 29 that year, threw her whole self into the process, using her lips, lashes, and hair in performative, arduous, and absurdist send-ups of female obsessions and macho art practice.
Thirdly, the reader gets to know about Gnaw, a manic feminist riff on the Minimalist cube, which was also a big hit in 1993, when it appeared at the Whitney Biennial. The installation features 600 pounds of chocolate gnawed by the artist over a month and a half; 600 pounds of lard gnawed by the artist; a display with 150 lipsticks made with pigment, beeswax, and chewed lard removed from the lard cube; and 45 heart-shaped packages made from the chewed chocolate removed from the chocolate cube.
The author stresses the idea that some artist interpret this kind of art in their own strange way. For example,
the one edition in Roth’s show that looks like it’s supposed to be made out of chocolate—isn’t. Instead, Bunny is composed of rabbit droppings and straw rabbit food. Like several of Roth’s works, it plays off the similarity between chocolate and excrement.
Robin Cenbalest doesn't give his own conclusion concerning this kind of art, but we can understand due the mood of the article that he doesn't like it very much.
To my mind, this article is rather interesting. We can get to know about new kind of art, self-destroying art. However, I think that such types of works aren't worth creating.
Secondly, Robin Cembalest points out that Antoni, who turned 29 that year, threw her whole self into the process, using her lips, lashes, and hair in performative, arduous, and absurdist send-ups of female obsessions and macho art practice.
Thirdly, the reader gets to know about Gnaw, a manic feminist riff on the Minimalist cube, which was also a big hit in 1993, when it appeared at the Whitney Biennial. The installation features 600 pounds of chocolate gnawed by the artist over a month and a half; 600 pounds of lard gnawed by the artist; a display with 150 lipsticks made with pigment, beeswax, and chewed lard removed from the lard cube; and 45 heart-shaped packages made from the chewed chocolate removed from the chocolate cube.
The author stresses the idea that some artist interpret this kind of art in their own strange way. For example,
the one edition in Roth’s show that looks like it’s supposed to be made out of chocolate—isn’t. Instead, Bunny is composed of rabbit droppings and straw rabbit food. Like several of Roth’s works, it plays off the similarity between chocolate and excrement.
To my mind, this article is rather interesting. We can get to know about new kind of art, self-destroying art. However, I think that such types of works aren't worth creating.
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Well done!
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Please, next time make WORKING links on your ARTICLES. Moreover, mention the date of creating the article because it shouldn't be more than 6 months old.
Fully agree!
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