1. In her analysis of the Haacke’s real-estate pieces, Deutsche argues that these may very well be “early political works” in that they “investigate the changing functions of art in relation to the contingencies of history” (161). Could we then argue that Chris Burden’s Shoot is also an example of early political work?
2. Deutsche addresses that the Shapolsky piece raises awareness to the contrasts
“between the pristine museum interior and the deteriorating tenement facades, between the social status of the viewers’ space in a luxury enclave of Manhattan and that of the impoverished minority ghettos pictured—also threatened to erode the aura of isolation constructed around the museum and to dismantle its pretensions to represent universal interests” (171).
And these contrasts fueled greater curiosity about the work when the Haacke show was cancelled. What message or underlining theme did the museum feel was inappropriate for the exhibition? Does the institution want to continue to uphold its inaccessibility to underprivileged populations? In addition to Earthworks, what efforts are being conducted to deconstruct the privilege of museum galleries to make or break an artwork?
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