Dan Graham at MOCA

I saw the Dan Graham show at MOCA a couple of weeks ago with some friends. I found myself doing a free word association/brainstorm about the show and some of the works.  Here is what I came up with:

Mirror

Reflection

Past, Present, Future

Postmodernist reflection

Gerhardt Richter mirrored pieces

history

man in relation to history

man and existentialist crisis

reflection of body

work in relation to the body, situating the body

body art

vanity

surveillance

documentation

social and political documentary

criticism

reflections of yourself as a way to validate your own existence

Sartre, No Exit

bad faith and relationships with others

influence

There was so much there.  I definitely recommend seeing it.  It will be up at MOCA for the rest of the summer.

I'm having a hard time combining all these things into a cohesive thought/review of the show, so I'll leave you guys with this for now...