A very interesting article in today's New York Times discussing the pending shows of Mike Disfarmer's portraits. The slide show is great.
http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/22/arts/design/22disf.html&OP=445216c0Q2FQ27p(cQ273UEsQ26UUQ3EwQ27wQ5BQ5BGQ27Q5BSQ27wwQ27Q51Q26Q3EsQ273(sTnDQ27ww3Ts.H6Q3EdJ
If that incredible address does not work, it's in the Arts section.
Mike
“You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?”
The photographic equivilant of Flora Foster Jenkins.
Wilhelm (Sarasota)
Michael, meet Tiny URL.
Michael E. Gordon
http://www.michael-gordon.com
Florence Foster Jenkins, "She was a legend in her time zone."
The article is down a little ways on the page, but what's absolutely great is that there is a link to a clip of her singing!
"It's the way to educate your eyes. Stare. Pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long." - Walker Evans
Disfarmer's work, to my mind, is absolutely amazing. You really have to look at some of the right stuff. It's completely insane - in a very subtle kind of way. He was arbus and joel peter witkin all rolled into one - before either of them existed.
i see much more worth in disfarmer's work than in avedon's.
but i've made that perfectly clear before...
me
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