G.H. Hovagimyan's lecture and demo

I was impressed by the methods that Hovagimyan used for his works. I was especially inspired by the videos that could be played in any order. These were surprisingly effective and it was interesting to see how a linear narrative could be broken down. I also liked learning about situationist performance art, and seeing those historic performances because these is not something that I have looked into a lot. However, I was a little weirded out by the content of some of his performances. They seemed a little elitist. Privately owned public spaces are the least of our problems in the world right now. If you want to be punk rock and start shit with the man, why bother doormen who are just trying to do their job? I felt like the tone was that they were just trying to freak out all these people who could never possibly understand what a art happening is. Why should doormen and passers-by be made to look foolish if the artist's goal is to challenge these big corporations. It made me feel uncomfortable. Similarly were the two women who peed in the barbara kruger retrospective. I'm not a big fan of her work, but if you wanna take on the institution of the art world, she should not be the target. Young women artists need to recognize the rarity and the debt they owe to succesful women artists who came before them, whether they like their work or not. This is something that I feel strongly about.