Peter KENNARD British, b. 1949
Smashed, 1979
Photomontage - Gelatin silver prints on card
28 x 24.5 cm
‘Smashed’ (1979) relates to Marshall McLuhan’s famous work of the time and his statement “the medium is the message”. Here, the medium is the TV and the message, according to...
‘Smashed’ (1979) relates to Marshall McLuhan’s famous work of the time and his statement “the medium is the message”. Here, the medium is the TV and the message, according to the artist, is “to smash it and get living.” The work confronts the lies and misinformation that came out of TV at the time and is increasingly relevant today in the era of social media and fake news.
Exhibitions
Peter Kennard: Archive of Dissent, Whitechapel Gallery, London, 2024Join our mailing list
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