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I see quite a lot of art -- not being exhaustive, but for photography, I've been to solo shows by Jeff Wall, Cathy Opie, and Robert Mapplethorpe, as well as var

by mturmon 14y ago

I see quite a lot of art -- not being exhaustive, but for photography, I've been to solo shows by Jeff Wall, Cathy Opie, and Robert Mapplethorpe, as well as various historical shows at the Getty. James Welling, one of the photographers in the book you cite, was on my wife's MFA committee. So I'm utterly unimpressed with your fragmented list of URLs. I didn't say photography was unimportant. I said that it's hard to defend your statement that photography is the most important of the arts. I don't see you defending that statement. I do see you putting words in my mouth, with quotes as if I wrote them ("at the cutting edge"). It's a tautology that photography is at the cutting edge of contemporary art. So is painting. So is multimedia installation. Your last note ("does art exist") is puzzling, because nobody here said art did not exist. I did say it's hard to define, and lots of artists are working to keep it that way. Is a sculpture made of fingernail clippings art (http://strose.lunaimaging.com:8180/luna/servlet/detail/StRosesr1~23~23~51073~115702:Bird?qvq=w4s:/who/Tim%20Hawkinson/what/sculptures%20(visual%20works)/;lc:StRosesr1~21~21,StRosesr1~23~23&mi=4&trs=11 http://strose.lunaimaging.com:8180/luna/servlet/detail/StRos...)?

001sky 14y ago
http://artblart.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/hyman-writing.jpg http://artblart.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/hyman-writing.jp... This is an exhibition catalog excerpt. The artist (from the 1850's) is being exhibited because of his links to XYZ (the guy with the most expensive photograph ever sold at auction, linked above, in 2011). The Guy XYZ is a student of Becher (==New Topographics), the former a Pioneer of the original aesthetic now called Topographic/s. That, in a nutshell is the point I was making. Interesting stuff was happening in the 1800's. In Art. With Photography. I didn't say photography was unimportant. I said that it's hard to defend your statement that photography is the most important of the arts. I don't see you defending that statement. == I don't need to. Its not critical to the point. If you have a true interest in the subject matter, its worth looking into further. I would encourage other HN readers to do the same, if they have an interest in it. The interesting stuff in contemporary photography is well-beyond what you've listed. I'd take that as an opportunity to learn more about the subject, rather than taking it personally. For the most part, it is German and Japanese leading the way. Books are your friend, and an increasingly good investment. http://www.amazon.com/Photobook-History-2-Martin-Parr/dp/0714844330 http://www.amazon.com/Photobook-History-2-Martin-Parr/dp/071...

by mturmon 14y ago

001sky 14y ago

http://artblart.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/hyman-writing.jpg http://artblart.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/hyman-writing.jp... This is an exhibition catalog excerpt. The artist (from the 1850's) is being exhibited because of his links to XYZ (the guy with the most expensive photograph ever sold at auction, linked above, in 2011). The Guy XYZ is a student of Becher (==New Topographics), the former a Pioneer of the original aesthetic now called Topographic/s. That, in a nutshell is the point I was making. Interesting stuff was happening in the 1800's. In Art. With Photography. I didn't say photography was unimportant. I said that it's hard to defend your statement that photography is the most important of the arts. I don't see you defending that statement. == I don't need to. Its not critical to the point. If you have a true interest in the subject matter, its worth looking into further. I would encourage other HN readers to do the same, if they have an interest in it. The interesting stuff in contemporary photography is well-beyond what you've listed. I'd take that as an opportunity to learn more about the subject, rather than taking it personally. For the most part, it is German and Japanese leading the way. Books are your friend, and an increasingly good investment. http://www.amazon.com/Photobook-History-2-Martin-Parr/dp/0714844330 http://www.amazon.com/Photobook-History-2-Martin-Parr/dp/071...