1.
Aesthetics- a supplement
that both reveals and neutralizes the division at the heart of the sensible (ex.
movies like If… and The Trial)
2.
Sensible- how we
understand and negotiate a shared social order (we understand that waiting in
line is necessary, so there won’t be chaos and trampling)
3.
Police- boundaries
that guide and enforce a distribution of the sensible; the process through which
the unification and agreement of communities, the organization of powers (ex. don’t
touch the art unless given permission)
4.
Perception- sensual
qualities of feeling innately possessed by humans; intuitive responses
contingent upon condition established by politics (ex. The color white is pure
and innocent and black is death and mystery in the West, but in the East white
is for funerals, and black is for fertile earth.)
5.
Politics- a consensual
social structure that constitute how saying thinking, being, and pleasure occur
(ex. a romantic relationship is a consensual arrangement based on the normative
social structures but individually adjusted to the desires and needs of the couple)
Technology and changes in societal
perception have softened the impact of Rosler, Meckseper, and Levi’s work. We
are so inundated with images, both news and commercial that the artistic
convention of combining these categories with daily life is simply not as
impactful.
Voorhies looks to make less of a direct
statement than the others. Instead he makes actual interventions in space, he
offers installations which provide experiences for the viewer. While this is
certainly a more contemporary approach, whether it actually sparks ideas and
dialogue I cannot say.
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