Let me begin by saying that I really enjoyed this lunchtime lecture. I found the concept of conceptual art (haha) to be so interesting because the artist, John Freyer, wasn't really making a physical art piece, although I guess the bike and water jars technically count, but the art was created by the connections people made with other people. I really liked the idea of how his art was serving the community, locally and globally, and kind of raising awareness about addiction and recovery. The Free Hot Coffee Cart itself was also created with a lot of help from the art community at VCU so I found it fascinating that the community was helping the community, creating a little network and cycle that gradually grew as the cart and it's message grew. I thought that Freyer was a very interesting individual as I would definitely not be able to do his "All My Life for Sale" unless I had a secret double life that had everything I actually cared about. I appreciated how open he was about sharing about his addiction and sobriety journey as that really showed the root of his content and why he was doing what he was doing. I found that the advocacy and political aspect of his work was very intriguing because he was trying to more directly create change in our society by setting up the cart outside of legislative sessions to bring more attention to the message he was trying to spread. I consider myself a people-person and so it was really eye opening to see a form of art that was really all about the people involved and their interactions with the artist and the other participants. I think that this movement of art is something that I will want to look into a little more and maybe experiment with? Although this would be hard because it seems like you need to have some financial support to do a lot of what Freyer did but there are other more affordable avenues that should be explored and investigated.
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AuthorNatalie Kim is a senior at MLWGS who likes to do art, take pics, and pet puppers. Archives
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