Rosalind Krauss on Medium vs. Media at Castello di Rivoli
In the previous summer, Rosalind Krauss (born in Washington, 1941) launched the CRRI – Centro di Ricerca Castello di Rivoli, with the backing of director Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev and under the guidance of Luca Cerizza. During her presentation titled "Knighthood: The Medium Strikes Back," she reflected on her early days co-founding the journal October alongside Annette Michelson. Krauss drew parallels between Trump’s connection with the public and the dynamics between a patient and a psychotherapist. She examined pieces such as "A House for Pigs and People" (1997) by Carsten Höller and Rosemarie Trockel, as well as Bill Viola's "Room for St. John of the Cross" (1983), focusing on medium rather than media. Additionally, she mentioned contemporary artists like Ed Ruscha and William Kentridge, while criticizing curator John Elderfield for selling Picasso's "Horta de Ebro."
Key facts
- Rosalind Krauss inaugurated the CRRI at Castello di Rivoli last summer.
- CRRI is directed by Luca Cerizza and supported by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev.
- Krauss co-founded the journal October with Annette Michelson.
- Krauss compared Trump's relationship with the public to transference in psychotherapy.
- Krauss's lecture focused on the distinction between medium and media.
- She cited Carsten Höller and Rosemarie Trockel's 'A House for Pigs and People' as an installation lacking autonomy.
- Bill Viola's 'Room for St. John of the Cross' exemplifies intellectual autonomy through medium representation.
- Harun Farocki's 'Schnittstelle' is described as medium-specific.
- Krauss introduced the concept of 'postmedia' in her essay on Marcel Broodthaers.
- She defined medium as the physical support of the artwork, not media.
- Ed Ruscha's technical support is the automobile and gas stations.
- Krauss criticized John Elderfield for selling Picasso's 'Horta de Ebro' from MoMA's collection.
- Krauss sees tension between art historians and curators, not critics and curators.
Entities
Artists
- Rosalind Krauss
- Carsten Höller
- Rosemarie Trockel
- Bill Viola
- Harun Farocki
- Ed Ruscha
- William Kentridge
- Sophie Calle
- James Coleman
- Marcel Broodthaers
- Pablo Picasso
- Gertrude Stein
Institutions
- Castello di Rivoli
- CRRI – Centro di Ricerca Castello di Rivoli
- October
- Documenta X
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
- Postmedia Books
- Artribune Magazine
Locations
- Washington
- Rivoli
- Los Angeles
- Oklahoma City