Showing posts with label Do Not Enter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Do Not Enter. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

DO NOT ENTER (photo project)

As usual- I am no stranger to the Dan Witz fan club. NYC native, 80s punk-art kid, and a current brooklynite-I have been following Dan's work since the early 90's (although he's been on the scene as early as '79)- once when asked about being accepted Dan stated:

"I never really wanted to be at the party. I don't like that a lot of art you see is devoted to not connecting with people. I came up as sort of punk rock. I was anti-elitist and anti-intellectual and anti-academic. I err the other way and make things a little too easy and accessible. I started out like that and I haven't been able to make my work more "art smart." Now, people like work that's not art smart because it's a reaction against all the dense and politically sensitive work of the '80s and '90s. People are interested in what I'm doing, but for years [the attitude was], "I get it, I don't like it."

Fast forward to 2007-Abroad or in the tri-state- you may have peeped some of these genius "Do Not Enter" signs in Copenhagen, Brooklyn, or NYC. Brought to you via my computer & the mind of Dan Witz- I present the "DO NOT ENTER" photo project: