After listening to the lecture and following discussion in
the previous post, my mind would not stop repeatedly coming back to Schjeldahl
quoting a very old but infamous Baudelaire saying about getting drunk, and
adding that one of his fears were those in life who became “drunk on virtue”…
It seems quite an odd fear for a critic of Art simply
because it is also what that type of person gravitates toward, simply put -
they want/need other human beings who ascribe substantial merit and worth to
themselves as well as their own personal pursuits.
You need us to rebel against and challenge you, while we
(even though we don’t always admit it) enjoy suitable critique in order to stay
in check. I do not desire only applause or heckling, I like when there are
people who can “get it” to a certain extent, see the various references, talk
about the unique qualities that show progress, and without a doubt it’s best
when that person is well aware of the artist’s history in the medium (or
mediums) and how these new patterns align with a continuation of motifs and
iconography.
Educate yourselves where Art is concerned so when you go
into a space and there are twenty or so examples big and small of younger &
older people blatantly influenced by artists like myself and Lucas Blalock, you
can stop for a second and wonder why?
Case in point – the very recent Annual Call for Entries at the
Philadelphia Photo Art Center, which was juried by Lesley Martin and Andy
Adams.
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