It's easier just to buy a lightening rod. ;-) On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 10:28 AM, Walt Gilbert <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not being much of a student of the history of photography, I had to look up > Richard Prince and was gratified to read this: > >> After living in New York City for 25 years, Prince moved to upstate New >> York. His mini-museum, Second House, purchased by the Guggenheim Museum >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_R._Guggenheim_Museum>, was struck by >> lightning and burned down shortly after the museum purchased the House >> (which Richard had created for himself), having only stood for six years, >> from 2001 to 2007. > > How many goats do you have to sacrifice to make that happen? > > -- Walt > > > > On 9/3/2012 9:11 AM, David Parsons wrote: >> >> Nope, just assholes like Richard Prince who think that anything they >> find is fair game to use as their art. >> >> On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Walt Gilbert <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> That is a damn shame. What struck me was this line from the piece: >>>> >>>> "Ong has suggested he merely ''re-created'' the images and worked them >>>> into his style, following a long and common practice in the art world of >>>> using one image as the basis for another." >>> >>> Really? Do lots of fine art photographers use stock images as the >>> inspiration for their "re-creations"? >>> >>> -- Walt >>> >>> >>> >>> On 9/3/2012 4:31 AM, Derby Chang wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> I was planning on visiting this opening this week. On Saturday I got an >>>> email from the gallery >>>> >>>> http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/Temp/Ben_Ali_Ong.jpg >>>> >>>> Here is the full story >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/gallery-dumps-artist-over-photo-controversy-20120902-258m4.html >>>> >>>> Such as shame. I like Ben's work. But being furtive about it doesn't do >>>> anyone any favours. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> > > > -- > 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.
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