The Art and Life of Istvan Kantor
Canadian Art, Sept. Fall 2004, v. 21, no. 3, pp. 104-108
The article talks about Istvan Kantor's artwork, which is seen as urban-guerrilla. It discusses how his art assaults authority, technological evolution, 'the mechanization of the body through bureaucracy' and the celebrity of the artist through direct assault using blood, excrement, sex, tar, and similarly dirty or personal materials and experiences. The piece looks at his history, with a general overview of how his ideas and art developed, and gives a fair amount of attention to his videos Black Flag, Broadcast, and Lebensraum/Lifespace, their editing techniques, and their impact.
ITEM 2004.051 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Monty Cantsin Project – David Zack
Neoism – Istvan Kantor
Refus – Istvan Kantor
XX Monument Temporaire – Istvan Kantor
The File Cabinet Project – Istvan Kantor
Black Flag – Istvan Kantor
Broadcast – Istvan Kantor
Lebensraum/Lifespace-Spectacle of Noise – Istvan Kantor