A few weeks ago the New York Times ran a package of short pieces about “how TikTok has changed us,” pegged to legislation passing that could possibly ban the app in the U.S.
This essay is so good, I've read it at least three times and I keep coming back to it. I'm a professional visual artist and I've been disturbed by how short-form video has turned visual art into "process video" content. People are more interested in watching artists perform the act of making art than they are in interacting with the actual art product. The act of making art, which was once private, has become part of the spectacle economy.
googled your name because I recently reread Mass Authentic, which left an indelible resin on my brain after I happened upon it six or so years ago. Glad to see you're still at it.
This essay is so good, I've read it at least three times and I keep coming back to it. I'm a professional visual artist and I've been disturbed by how short-form video has turned visual art into "process video" content. People are more interested in watching artists perform the act of making art than they are in interacting with the actual art product. The act of making art, which was once private, has become part of the spectacle economy.
googled your name because I recently reread Mass Authentic, which left an indelible resin on my brain after I happened upon it six or so years ago. Glad to see you're still at it.