"'Adam Curtis is not an artist, but a television journalist,' notes Hans Ulrich Obrist in his press release for the Adam Curtis retrospective [The Desperate Edge of Now] at e-flux through April 14th." Erin Nixon for Idiom: "Obrist's decision to show the work of Curtis serves a timely and important function: to break down what divides art and political reportage as both disciplines struggle to make sense of our current political and economic uncertainty. As Obrist notes, many artists have become interested in Curtis's work, which combines avant-garde filmmaking and journalistic investigation, offering a radical critique of the contemporary world that not only analyzes the ideologies that shape our world but counters them formally. Similar to the way that early 20th century artists opposed to traditional art made 'anti-art,' Curtis makes anti-propaganda films by subverting the political documentary."
Last month in Moving Image Source, Michael Atkinson argued that Curtis is "the 21st century's calm,...
Last month in Moving Image Source, Michael Atkinson argued that Curtis is "the 21st century's calm,...
- 3/20/2012
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