[Leica] Kyle Cassidy Rated Eigth Best Living Photographer

[philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)]

:-D

Perfect description of your work. ;-)

Philippe



Op 5-dec-06, om 21:29 heeft Kyle Cassidy het volgende geschreven:

> Eight Is not enough: Local Photographer Sues Magazine Over Rating
>
> By Micky Bling
> Inquirer Staff Writer
>
> For some people being ranked the eigth greatest living photographer is
> the dream of a lifetime. Not so for West Philadelphia native Kyle
> Cassidy. "I'm going to sue those bastards until they can't afford a
> razor blade to slit their wrists with," the controversial photographer
> told a collection of reporters gathered on his front steps. "Now get
> lost," he added, "before I let the dogs loose."
>
> Kyle Cassidy's career has been spotted with greatness and controversy.
> Largely recognized as the loudest photographer at any party his "work"
> has consisted of a bizarre caucophony of subjects that have left many
> art critics scratching their heads. 2004's exhibition "Asshats Who
> Parked in My Driveway" is a collection of large format photographs of
> cars parked illegally in Cassidy's Locust Street driveway and brief
> video clips of him dousing them with gasoline and setting them on  
> fire.
> "Arson is only the first step, it's only the briefest taste into his
> exquisite madness" says Olan Beauchilfarch, the homelss curator of  
> "Art
> Beneath The Bridge" who has been displaying works under the 46th  
> street
> el stop for fifteen years. Beauchilfafrch has known Cassidy since 1995
> when he himself was a subject of one of Cassidy's photos "Rabbit
> Punching Ten Random People". "He came up behind me an punched me in  
> the
> back of the head. It was like I'd been hit by a garbage truck. I  
> turned
> around and he snapped a photograph of me." Beauchilfarch immediately
> asked Cassidy to do a show under the bridge. "The show went really  
> well,
> until the cops tore it down and chased us all out. I'd sold a  
> couple of
> pieces and pigeons ruined a few others. But it was really the start  
> of a
> wonderful friendship." This, though, like many of Cassidy's  
> friendships,
> was completely one sided. "I asked if I could sleep under his porch  
> when
> it rained. He maced me and took my photo. But, well, it's what you put
> up with when you're dealing with geniuses."
>
> The controversial ranking by Photorama Magazine places Cassidy behind
> greats like Sebastian Salgado and James Natchwey and in front of  
> others
> like Cindy Sherman and Anne Geddes.
>
>
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