Ann Hamilton

Ann Hamilton often makes large installations that take up rooms or entire buildings. She is trained as a sculptor but uses textiles, objects, sounds, etc., in her pieces. There is one piece of her's (entitled "myein") I find particularly interesting and she discusses it a bit in this Art:21 video:

What I like about this piece is not only the underlying message that Hamilton has, but I also think it would be a fantastic thing to watch a wall of language understood by touch, come alive and visible before your eyes. While I respect Ms. Hamilton and all the other artists I've studied this semester so far, I've noticed the strong desire for contemporary artists to make bold, controversial statements with art. I've broadened my definition of the word "art" vastly over the past few months, but I kind of miss "l'art pour l'art" (art for art's sake). Everyone always has to make a comment or a criticism. I want to see an artist celebrating life. In finding the problems with the world, can we also find what's right with it?