Comments on Note to Self... Pre-Order Duane Michals Foto Follies!TypePad2006-11-17T20:18:37ZMAO - Modern Art Obsessionhttps://modernartobsession.blogs.com/modern_art_obsession/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://modernartobsession.blogs.com/modern_art_obsession/2006/11/note_to_self_pr/comments/atom.xml/Kenny T commented on 'Note to Self... Pre-Order Duane Michals Foto Follies!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e200d834fd889769e22006-11-22T02:35:39Z2007-08-19T12:44:08ZKenny TI sat next to Duane at dinner tonight. When I told him what I did "besides being a cute smart-ass"...<p>I sat next to Duane at dinner tonight. When I told him what I did "besides being a cute smart-ass" he replied "Oh, you're that fly-by-night gallery with those stairs. DAMN STAIRS!" There were compliments afterward, but, well, I only like when he insulted me. I can learn a LOT from him!</p>Mike commented on 'Note to Self... Pre-Order Duane Michals Foto Follies!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e200d834fc9e1869e22006-11-19T16:14:51Z2007-08-19T12:04:27ZMikehttp://www.modernartobsession.blogs.comHey Darin... Thanks for the comment.. and I agree, there's a ton of bitterness & sarcasm here...which of course I...<p>Hey Darin...<br />
Thanks for the comment.. and I agree, there's a ton of bitterness & sarcasm here...which of course I love!! ;-) </p>
<p> I went to a lecture by Michals a few months ago at Pace... and he kept talking about how talentless some photographers are who make photos of an empty parking lot or a building plaza. Duane come across very jealous of the success of Sherman, Struth, Ruscha, Hofer, etc...<br />
Anyway,it should be an interesting book, and if nothing else you have to commend Michals for speaking his mind!</p>Darin Boville commented on 'Note to Self... Pre-Order Duane Michals Foto Follies!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e200d834c6e54e53ef2006-11-18T02:05:27Z2007-08-19T11:35:17ZDarin Bovillehttp://www.darinboville.comWriting about art too often reminds me of a teenage kid who can't stop jerking off. Even here, in a...<p>Writing about art too often reminds me of a teenage kid who can't stop jerking off. Even here, in a book aimed dead center to poke fun at the empty pretension of the contemporary art world the writer just can't stop.</p>
<p>"Michals takes aim at pretensions that are often perceived as deliberately obscuring contemporary art, and in doing so he exemplifies his mastery of both the visual world and the written word, while providing the elemental pleasure of a good laugh."</p>
<p>Mastery of both the visual world and written word? I love Michal's work but these--I've seen many of the images--are not intended I think as serious works of art. More of a bit of sarcasm; one-liner jokes. Perhaps a tinge of bitterness.</p>
<p>I hope to God his images in the book are not obscured by the words of some twenty-something MBA with a fistful of Kleenex!</p>
<p>--Darin</p>rob commented on 'Note to Self... Pre-Order Duane Michals Foto Follies!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451694c69e200d834c6e64453ef2006-11-18T01:56:42Z2007-08-19T10:53:57ZrobYou're not kidding Contemporary Art Madness!! Nice choice... Duane Rocks!!<p>You're not kidding Contemporary Art Madness!!</p>
<p>Nice choice... Duane Rocks!!</p>