Siobhan Rigg

After Ms. Rigg's presentation, someone in the audience asked about whether there was much planning that goes into her projects or if they are more improvised. I think a lot of the material she presented could be questioned and critiqued in this way.

Her first couple of slides - those dealing with "found video footage" - were recognizable as art pieces, even if their intention was a bit obscure. From the micro-army on, however, she transitioned more into what she called performances. Are they art? Are they activism? Are they anything at all besides tactical exercises of organizing people? I wasn't really sure, and I couldn't tell if she was either. They seemed more like what she decided would be fun, experimental activities, performed for her own amusement -- whether or not anyone else derived any message or aesthetic pleasure from them was either secondary or hardly considered.

Once again I am tempted to plead ignorance and say that I just don't understand modern art. I'm sure that, after so much experience and education, artists like Ms. Rigg must know what they're doing, but I still haven't been given a sufficient primer -- I fail to see the value in what they are doing.