The Green Text

Current contemporary art practice has recognized a need for artworks that humourously deconstruct the parameters by which we categorize and experience art. Live Performance Events that are situated beyond a gallery setting have become an important part of this approach. Dr Laresa Kosloff and Associate Professor Andy Thomson created a Live Performance Event at the Partickhill Lawn Bowling Club in Glasgow, UK, as part of the 2012 Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art. Kosloff and Thomson created a scripted dialogue, which was recorded with actors in a studio in Glasgow and subsequently developed into an audio file. This recorded dialogue humourously explored strategies of observation, aestheticisation and framing in art; the metaphysical and poetical concepts of Aristotle; Post-colonial theory; the topic of 'boredom'; and the social function of sporting events within a local community. This audio file was played on headphones whilst audience members watched a live tournament of lawn bowls. By conflating a live event with a recorded narrative, Kosloff and Thomson deconstructed the contextual parameters that define our viewing expectations of art. The significance of this research is that it utilizes an off-site venue and scripted dialogue to decontextualize the art viewing experience. The importance of this project is attested to the following indicators: The Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art is an internationally renowned event attended by thousands of people. The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art chronicled 'The Green Text' as an affiliated event through their online blog, which has a far reaching audience: http://accaartblog.com/2012/04/29/glasgow-international-the-green-text/当代艺术实践已逐步意识到，亟需创作出能够以诙谐方式解构艺术分类标准与艺术感知维度的作品。脱离画廊场域的现场表演活动，现已成为此类创作路径的重要组成部分。莱蕾萨·科洛夫博士（Dr Laresa Kosloff）与安迪·汤姆森副教授（Andy Thomson）于英国格拉斯哥的帕蒂克希尔草地滚球俱乐部（Partickhill Lawn Bowling Club）打造了一场现场表演活动，作为2012年格拉斯哥国际视觉艺术节（Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art）的参展项目之一。科洛夫与汤姆森创作了一段台本对话，由演员在格拉斯哥的工作室中录制，随后制作为音频文件。这段录制的对话以诙谐笔触探讨了诸多议题：艺术领域的观察、审美化与框架化策略；亚里士多德的形而上学与诗学概念；后殖民理论；“无聊”主题；以及体育赛事在本地社区中的社会功能。观众在观看草地滚球现场赛事的同时，可通过头戴式耳机收听该音频文件。通过将现场活动与录制叙事相融合，科洛夫与汤姆森解构了定义我们艺术观看期待的语境参数。该研究的核心意义在于，其借助非画廊场域与台本对话，将艺术观看体验从原有语境中抽离。该项目的重要性可通过以下佐证得以体现：格拉斯哥国际视觉艺术节是一项享誉国际的活动，每年吸引数千名观众参与；澳大利亚当代艺术中心（Australian Centre for Contemporary Art）通过其官方在线博客对作为附属活动的《绿色文本》（'The Green Text'）进行了报道，该博客拥有广泛的受众群体：http://accaartblog.com/2012/04/29/glasgow-international-the-green-text/