Media Burn

Ant Farm's Media Burn intervention was a successful demonstration of just how modern media is a manufactured phenomenon. Certainly a lot of thought was put into the symbolism and the level of satire that guided almost every aspect fo the performance. I do have some criticisms, however, specifically that it has the feel of an over-elaborate joke that drags on for too long. It is, perhaps, an extension of my reaction to events like pageants, parades, awards ceremonies, or which Media Burn pokes fun at, so perhaps on that level the artists got it right, even where I think they got it wrong.