> > > There must be a lot of empty space in San Francisco waiting to be > > filled with something that rhymes with bullshit. Another example of > > the art world's inability to understand photography: > > > > <http://www.foto8.com/new/online/blog/1166-is-photography-over> > > > i thought it worth noting that i walked past the line for > that very talk on my way into SFMOMA Thursday evening; there > (among other work) i saw one of the most interesting surveys > of photography i've seen ... Weston, Adams, Arbus, Stieglitz, > Larry Sultan, Dorothea Lange, William Eggleston and quite a > few other photographers, many of them contemporary; i'm > really glad i saw the show > > so while SFMOMA is posing that troubling question, it is also > clearly deeply committed to photography as art
That just shows that they're committed to photography as something to put on the wall and draw the crowds. Personally I think art status is irrelevant, but I suppose it gives the pointy heads something to talk about. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
