When I lived in San Francisco I used to go to performance art shows. I have never been to one here but there they were a common occurrence. Most of them were pretty meaningless to me. If you can’t understand what the point is, why bother. But Art for Arts sake is common in the ART world. Nobody questions it because they might look like they don’t get it.
I saw a movie that Miranda July made. She is a performance artist that made a movie called “You, and Me and everyone else”. Her work resonated with me in a big way. She talks about people and all the things nobody says out loud. That is what I do in my blog so we are sisters there. Her tender way of doing things speaks like someone whispering in your ear. She has an innovative way of seeing the world and presenting it back to the viewer. Her work makes you think about things you haven’t thought about but maybe should.
Little moments are the sweetest part of life. Little moments we have when we see someone else in a new light. Her work is honest and that is the highest praise for an artist. And you have to think wow some people sure are sensitive to little things that most people overlook at mundane when they really aren’t mundane but beautiful. She is very popular and I can see why. People are hungry for beauty any place they can get it. We are made that way.