Critical Writing Index

Ryan Trecartin

by Jonathan T.D. Neil

ArtReview, Sept. 2010, no. 43, pp. 72-77

Jonathan T.D. Neil discusses recent work by Ryan Trecartin, and analyzes the influence of new media and the confessional form of reality TV on Trecartin's videos. Trecartin's videos take the form of "manic hyperreality TV soap operas" in which the voice of characters is constantly present. Neil also discusses how Trecartin's work contains a camp sensibility.

ITEM 2010.071 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

I-Be-AreaRyan Trecartin

K-CorealNC.K (section a)Ryan Trecartin

Sibling Topics (section a)Ryan Trecartin

P.opular S.ky (section ish)Ryan Trecartin