KUNST UND GESELLSCHAFT IM DIALOG I-III
Digital video, color, sound, 13’ 51” (part I: 6’ 02”; part II: 4’ 17”, part III: 3’ 33”), 2009, Germany
Created by Sebastian Blank, 2009
Sebastian Blank was born in 1977 in Saskatoon, Canada. He studied audiovisual media at the Bergische Universität Wuppertal. His practice explores, among other things, the inner workings of the art world. He now lives and works in Cologne.
Kunst und Gesellschaft im Dialog I-III (trans. A dialogue between art and society I-III) is a trilogy of machinima, a form of video art created by appropriating, manipulating, and repurposing video game visuals. In this case, the artist modified the popular Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2009) by introducing themes and elements completely alien to the original game. Specifically, the trilogy focuses on the relationship between society and the artworld, using game spaces as a performative context for the artist.
