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Weekly Update – Peter Weibel’s words and video at Slought

This week’s Weekly has my review of Peter Weibel: Rewriter at Slought. Below is the copy with some pictures. Austrian artist Peter Weibel’s video and text art from the 1960s and ’70s, now on view at the Slought Foundation, fits perfectly in today’s concept-driven and media-obsessed art world. The work’s refusal to be beautiful shocked audiences back when most thought art was a pretty painting or figurative sculpture. But today, Weibel’s work—with its playful approach to subject and its smart wordsmithing—prefigures much contemporary art. Vulcanology of Emotions 1971 Throughout the large show, Weibel’s works have an undeniable charm. Soliloquy (1973), ... More » »