FLASH MOBS:
DEFINITION???
1. A large group of people gathered by social media to meet in a public place for the purpose of doing an unusual or entertaining activity for a short duration.
2. A hell of a lot of fun.
How is this 'Public Art' you say?
Rewind and watch again, please.
Given an early example of public art 'moving' and 'interacting' I thought this to be a perfect specimen. In an attempt to escape from the mundane thinking that public art only consists of giant murals in the middle of town squares I give you one of my personal favorite examples of-for lack of a better word- PUBLIC ART. Haha.
a large group of people mobilized by social media to meet in a public place for the purpose of doing an unusual or entertaining activity of short duration
Art being expression mixed in with a dab of creativity and whatnot, a flash mob is classified as both 'ART' as well as being guilty of belonging to the public.
Flash Mobs anyone?
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Alex, I'm so glad you posted this. I think this is undoubtedly an example of public art! We'll explore more "works" like this one as we go through the semester.
This video was great, mainly because i have experienced that exact situation. Just like in this video, the crowd around me who were not frozen also were surprised and confused, including me.
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