Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A. I tend to like Eggleston, and don't think her work should be mentioned in the same breath. B. Plenty of documentary work has been shown in art museums. C. She is full of crap.;-) Typed with big fingers on tiny keys -----Original Message----- From: Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> Sender: lug-bounces+bd=bdcolenphoto.com at leica-users.org Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:32:40 To: LUG<lug at leica-users.org> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: [Leica] Portraits of awkward adolescents posing ... Richard Man wrote: I saw her images at SFMOMA. One part of me generally agrees with BD - in the modern photography world circa 2012, what gets most attention in the art photography world are the "artsy" stuff. I think someone here mentioned that Eggelston was the beginning of the end, and I tend to agree. ======================================================= Richard, what were you expecting to see at SFMOMA if not "artsy" stuff? I'm not sure what "artsy" means other than "I didn't like it." Hopefully you weren't looking to see conventional pictorial photography at a venue with "modern art" in it's name. ;-) As for Eggleston, at least he doesn't write or talk about his work unless pressed, and even then it makes him uncomfortable. Take a look. If it doesn't work for you, fine, but it works for the curators of just about every major museum out there, so give that some thought too. -- Phil Swango 307 Aliso Dr SE Albuquerque, NM 87108 505-262-4085 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information