Aug 15, 2016
Red Alert (2007)
Hito Steyerl, interview at Documenta 12
This work is about traveling images and the change of their meanings while they travel. , Hito explains the relationship between this artwork and Alexander Rodchenko’s triptych of three primary colours paintings: Pure Colours: Red,Yellow and Blue (1921) She says Rodchenko saw that as the end of painting, it couldn’t be pushed any further. Same as video cannot be pushed any further.