Krauss Response

In Rosalind Krauss' article "Video: The Aesthetics of Narcissism," she explains the use of video as an art form in a way that gives the reader a new perspective and appreciation for it. Her argument that video cannot be looked at in the same way as other forms of art was especially revealing. people often look at videos and try to understand them using the same concepts and appraoches as with other forms of art, but that is not an effective way to do so. For example, in a video the center is not the focal point. as she points out by referencing Vitto Acconci's video Center. Video requires the observer to consider a lot more than in other art forms.
Overall, Krauss effectively points out that video is an art form and needs to be observed as such. Many people try to compare it to film, thinking that they are one in the same, but she argues that the two are completely different. This concept is one that is importnat for people to punderstand when looking at video. Video needs to be looked at as what it is, an art form, a form of expression.