Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Are you saying I am close minded? :-) Oh, I don't mind the artsy photographs at all, just that when they go for $100,000, it makes you wonder about the Stuffed Shark (worth $12 millions) On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 12:32 AM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote: > 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 > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>