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Subject: Re: [Leica] Kyle Cassidy vs cindy sherman
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 14:27:17 -0800
References: <7629EB4795F39146A4D2ECC655CD68EA012B2D00@asc02.asc.upenn.edu>

Kyle Cassidy was interviewed:
Subject: [Leica] Kyle Cassidy vs cindy sherman
Folks read way below. ;-)

Kyle, a wild interview, but cool! ;-) Just gotta love this guy! :-)

But jeeeeesh Kyle you gotta stay on the meds lad or they'll have you in the
looney house! Or better still, turn you into a TV movie star. ;-) Like,
"Kyle's World!"

ted
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Subject: [Leica] Kyle Cassidy vs cindy sherman


> Q: Kyle, how does your work compare to the work of Cindy Sherman?
>
> A: Cindy is a hack. I used to let her spot my prints, but no more, I can
do
> better with bubble gum and a freaking heroin addled monkey. I have ten
good
> ideas before breakfast every morning and she doesn't get up until after
> lunch.
>
> Q: Oh. Well, uh, Mr. Cassidy, how does your work compare to the work of
> Richard Avedon?
>
> A: Who the hell is that?
>
> Q: Oh, um, if you could have taken any photograph in history, what would
it
> be?
>
> A: The Mona Lisa. I'd get mad props.
>
> Q: Um, yes. Okay, on to, um, your technique. There's been much said about
> style vs. substance, your work seems to have neither in any significant
> quantities. To what then do you owe your incredible success?
>
> A: I got my pulse on the finger of humanity, or I have my dog in the
kennel
> of the world, or something like that, you know, I just _DO_ it and two
weeks
> later everybody wants it. I have precognisence. I see things before they
> happen.
>
> Q: And that bandage on your nose?
>
> A: I walked into a wall.
>
> Q: Didn't you see that coming?
>
> A: Do you want to fight or something? Huh? Do you? Do you want to scrap
you
> miserable little -- [unintelligible] [expletive deleted] [unintelligible]
> [multiple expletives deleted] [sound of breaking glass]
>
> Q: Thank you. We now have some questions from our audience.
>
> A: You're welcome you [multiple expletives deleted]. Bring 'em on!
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