Jeff Wall in the WSJ (with his Linhof)

[Darin Boville]

http://www.wsj.com/articles/jeff-wal...ion-1441375796

--Darin

[Jac@stafford.net]

Hogwash

[Bill_1856]

A beautiful camera.

[richardman]

"Hogwash" "Beautiful Camera"

BUT, how about his photography? If you like his stuff, why? If not, why not?

[Andrew O'Neill]

I've never been a fan, but good on him for being able to do what he does.

[Jac@stafford.net]

"Hogwash" "Beautiful Camera"

BUT, how about his photography? If you like his stuff, why? If not, why not?

He travels with a crew, including a PR person. You must have seen enough of that to be skeptical. Little happens for the lonely photographer doing his thing without an audience.
So I call hogwash. Again.
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[europanorama]

He is not looking healthy. But he is wealthy. Most prob. is working too much. A photographer-friend with studio just died at age of 73 only. Could not stop working.

[richardman]

As with the Alec Soth thread, I have to admit my ignorance of Jeff Wall stuff until now. I have seen a couple of his pieces before but did not realize it they come from a "famous photographer". His are Conceptual Arts, so I suppose he could have painted the scenes, if he is a painter, but as a photographer, he has to construct the scenes. So he is commercially successful and thus has a team of people working for him, but I don't see anything wrong with that. I mean, if landscape photogs can afford it, I am sure we would like someone else to carry that 30-50 lbs pack.

Will look at his images more and meditate of them.

[Jac@stafford.net]

[...] I mean, if landscape photogs can afford it, I am sure we would like someone else to carry that 30-50 lbs pack.

Good thought. I will give photo-credit to the mule next time.
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[ic-racer]

Wall is one of my favorites.