The Met tries desperately to find some sort of connection to the 21st century with the Costume Institute's latest exhibition, "blog.mode: addressing fashion." Basically, they show a bunch of pretty clothes from the past, both in the museum and on their website, and invite the public to blog their reactions. You can even liveblog from computers at the museum! (Sounds like a lot of unnecessary work). What kind of fascinating commentary are visitors blogging about, say, a necklace by Simon Costin that includes semen in vials worn around a woman's neck? (It's obviously a commentary on "the corrupt nature of the church.").
This is a very interesting piece. I was initially horrified. I immediately thought of "self" by Marc Quinn. I find the use of bodily fluid in art repulisive but it makes such a strong, clear point. I was thrilled to read about the process and his motive behind the piece. For that, I find the piece metaphorically relevant. What we see is only a fraction of the art itself. The process must also be taken into consideration. But I'm still horrified. :)
ew
ok if you just look at the necklace it looks really cool but once you find out there is sperm in the vials then you completely change your mind about this necklace who would wear sprem around their neck??? thats really gross... there are some sick people in this world....some sick sick people... the fact that someone put vials of sperm in a necklace proves that very fact
