Concept of the Artist

Marclay is known for works that explore the relationship between sight and sound, often mining album covers or other found objects such as clothes or signs that use musical notes as a visual motif, for his collages, videos, and other works. In 2008, he was invited by the Graphicstudio at the University of South Florida to produce a limited-edition multiple, and he chose to make several unique cyanotypes, also known as blueprints, which are photograms made by placing objects onto light-sensitive paper. Among this group is Memento (Nirvana) (2008), a large-scale print in which cassette tape cascades from the top of the composition in several long, elegant strands. The verticality of the falling tape is balanced by catenaries of tape that drape from one end of the work to the other. From the parenthetical in the work?s title, viewers could perhaps infer that the tape being used is of the 1990s grunge band, Nirvana, whose lead singer, Kurt Cobain, famously committed suicide in 1994. The word ?memento? evokes the idea of a souvenir or keepsake that serves of a reminder of a past event. With this term, Marclay simultaneously addresses the history of a band and singer that no longer exist, and acknowledges the disappearance of the format used to record their music. From a formal standpoint, the abstract nature of the composition recalls paintings by Abstract Expressionist artists such as Jackson Pollock. In this sense, too, Memento (Nirvana) seems to pay tribute to a body of work, or style, that is in the past.
Source :https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/25639

How do you evaluate the concept of the artist?

Artworks

Please evaluate the quality of the artworks, look at the congruence with its concept, its aesthetic meaning, etc.

[ Click on the image to enlarge]

How do you evaluate the artwork of the artist?

Art world contribution

In this question you will evaluate how important is the work of this artist for world of art.
In other words, if the contribution of their work is important and substantial for the world of art,
in areas like aesthetic, conceptual. Also if has been a raw model and inspiration for other generations of artists,
curators, museums, collectors, art historians, etc.

How is the contribution that the works of this artist give to the world of art?

Society contribution

In this question you will evaluate how important is the work of this artist for our society.
In other words, if the contribution of their work is important and substantial for our current society,
our way of thinking, if has broken paradigms, if has been an influence for other persons like activists,
reporters, philosophers, politicians, etc.

How is the contribution that the works of this artist give to our society?