Some of those comments appear to be reviews of the exhibition rather than of
HCB's work. As far as critical and popular opinions of his work are concerned,
most great artists under reappraisal and a dip in popularity after their death,
so it shouldn't be a surprise if this happens to HCB.
Part
I think I agree with you Mark about Frank's comments, and think the point,
which I might agree with to a degree, is made a bit too sharply.
Cheers, Christine
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> On May 15, 2014, at 5:32 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
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> Well first off, the critics quoted come off as exactly the ki
The point about curation is well taken, Ann. Interestingly, with respect to
the music biz, Johnny Lovine, Beats owner, talks about the lack of curation in
the digital music business--here's the video.
http://www.thatericalper.com/2014/05/10/watch-beats-electronics-jimmy-iovine-talk-about-the-
Well first off, the critics quoted come off as exactly the kind of
pretentious, self-important wankers who give art and artists a bad
name. They're the visual equivalent of wine snobs ("flaccid!",
"absurd!", "fruity, yet arrogant").
I understand Frank's criticism and agree to a limited extent, but
When you said you were not aware of Frank's position I thought of OUR
Frank - who certainly is a fan of HCB as am I. I didn't know about
Robert Frank's opinion either.
I saw the exhibit at MOMA - my final opinion was that it was too
inclusive - that is - there was too much of the work that he
Hi Everyone:
In the foreword to the 2013 edition of The Best American Travel Writing, Jason
Wilson includes some curious quotes from reviews of the HCB retrospective
exhibition at MOMA several years ago:
"The show was deemed 'almost unenduringly majestic' by The New Yorker's Peter
Schjeldshl,
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