And Bob is what you call the same guy in the water. Kenneth Waller
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: So What's So Great About HCB? > 'Art' is what you call a man with no arms and no legs hanging on the wall. > > Tom C. > > > > >From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: So What's So Great About HCB? Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 19:23:20 > >-0400 > > > >it's spawned a school of photographers who strive ever to find meaning and > >make a social comment and denigrate anything that doesn't. it leads to > >things like an exhibit i saw recently of identically composed images from > >directly above the openings of every trash can on 42nd Street in NYC. > >someone thought it was art enough to exhibit in a public space. is it art? > >undoubtedly. is it good art? you decide. > > > >Herb... > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 3:09 PM > >Subject: Re: So What's So Great About HCB? > > > > > > > Don't get me wrong, HCB was a fantastic photographer but his followers > >into the "street photography" thing has created the most clichè-filled body > >garbage in photography. Shooting someone poor and you suddenly made a > >social > >statement. Give me a break! Even dirty porn pictures makes more relevant > >statements. > > > > > >
