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Your show at Mass Moca is going to be really exciting. Putting these creators all under one roof provides a needed venue for critical art experimentation. Does their representation at an important museum indicate any larger social trends? Is this any indication of the direction of “critical culture” or are we sure to see more Diesel jean advertisements in Sculpture magazine?
It’s hard to say what this will do down the road. I’m glad to be able to support and exhibit work that I feel is socially doing something. I have tried really hard not to make this some sort of sell out thing, but instead, provide these methods as inspiration for future practice. I think that people will co-opt these methods, but in large part they already have. The co-opting machine moves quickly as you know. There really is no stopping that.
Thanks for taking the time for the interview. We all look forward to the further work of DSLR. In these times of continual crisis, do you have any advice for students engaging in critical work beyond the white cube?
Get out of the cube and into shit that matters. It really isn’t that complicated. Make up ways to present. Make up forms. But don’t be lazy and do get excited. Work with different communities. Don’t be one of those boring, grumbling isolated types. Get out there and work with people who want to change the world because the U.S. is fucking it up real bad.
JohnJ McGurk is a recent graduate of RISD and a co-founder of PIPS.
