Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey, Arthur, give Cindy Sherman a break...She's a role model for every art student in the Western World: She was clever enough to figure out how to get rich and famous after graduation turning out the same self-absorbed crap that every art student turns out at some point in his or her school years.:-) B. D. ARTHURWG@aol.com wrote: > I was referring to the so-called "art" photographers who tend to exist close > to the academic world. Most people thankfully have never heard of them. A few > examples include: James Welling, Richard Prince, Connie Hatch, Martha > Rosler, Louise Lawler, Sherrie Levine (famous for "rephotographing" Walker > Evans and Edward Weston), and yes, the most dreadful of all, Cindy Sherman-- > who thanks to luck and pluck has managed to escape from the academic world. > I'm NOT talking about the Michael Kennas of this world, who really are > wonderful and produce beautiful images. . > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html