tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748381278522885077.post7024131653952267576..comments2024-01-26T16:50:13.712-08:00Comments on Jane Chafin's Offramp Gallery Blog: Two Art World Pet Peeves Collide and Break My Writer’s BlockJane Chafinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01254558444677895488noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748381278522885077.post-77479201720623515092014-02-22T22:47:09.722-08:002014-02-22T22:47:09.722-08:00I tried to get to the end of the video but it'... <br />I tried to get to the end of the video but it's way more than 10 min, or more than I could endure. But who's his hair colorist? Great hair! Love the color and shimmer. That sheen and metallics are really in. He really should consider a bit of metallic spritz. Joannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17710830518942124453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748381278522885077.post-4023473313714211832014-02-17T14:52:39.370-08:002014-02-17T14:52:39.370-08:00I suppose if Sibony were the first to take a manuf...I suppose if Sibony were the first to take a manufactured object and put it on display as art we could give him some credit for shaking up the old standards of the art world. Unfortunately for him he was born way way way after Duchamp. At least people got stirred up about Duchamp. Only "artspeak" for Sibony...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748381278522885077.post-20500636946600883912014-02-17T12:36:48.174-08:002014-02-17T12:36:48.174-08:00Bless you.Bless you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748381278522885077.post-45049692432240649632014-02-17T08:02:10.952-08:002014-02-17T08:02:10.952-08:00As Tom Wolff said in "The Painted Word",...As Tom Wolff said in "The Painted Word", …it is not the work itself, but what is said about the work that is important. Jane this is another iteration of the emperor having no clothes. This needed to be said.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664453902419853633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748381278522885077.post-30421544027970162842014-02-17T07:10:42.887-08:002014-02-17T07:10:42.887-08:00Great blog as always Jane. Glad to see you're...Great blog as always Jane. Glad to see you're back at it. As for the window blind thrown on the floor what can I say but..."No Comment." If anything it stirred up lots of conversation and has merit to me for only that.<br /> Mark Langanhttp://www.langanart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748381278522885077.post-51249518328428415182014-02-17T05:26:43.992-08:002014-02-17T05:26:43.992-08:00I have used the Emperor's new clothes as an ex...I have used the Emperor's new clothes as an explanation for art that needs an explanation. I don't spend time pondering something that doesn't elevate culture or the arts. I get it, the bottom line is always cash and marketing to get cash. Carry-on art world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748381278522885077.post-2856978715749877862014-02-17T00:13:06.370-08:002014-02-17T00:13:06.370-08:00Sibony's words seem like he felt he had to des...Sibony's words seem like he felt he had to describe an accident and make it art. I'm sure he went through a dozen imaginary titles to select "Middle of the World." A word visual about nothing. Jane, it's nice to see you. Kathy <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748381278522885077.post-17552242936092012402014-02-16T22:39:31.931-08:002014-02-16T22:39:31.931-08:00... I do like the way he says "hang-O-ver&quo... ... I do like the way he says "hang-O-ver"...& the Burroughs quote; & a few other touches. That said I'm turning away after only a couple of minutes. (I'm wondering if the accent is the best feature....) I actually sort of like Gedi Sibony's minimal/abstract bricolage-sculptures. I sort of get where Vergne is going with all this (as you may know, he included Sibony in the 2008 Whitney biennial) -- but really, couldn't he compress all this within five or ten minutes? OMG -- it sounds as if he's getting defensive here .... (why??)... I have to withhold judgment here; but I'm sure his public speaking will improve over time. Ezrha Jean Blacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748381278522885077.post-60495348881102501052014-02-16T18:44:26.683-08:002014-02-16T18:44:26.683-08:00So glad to have you back, Jane! Your blog is a bre...So glad to have you back, Jane! Your blog is a breath of fresh air in the contemporary art world. Vergne's talk is hilarious. <br />Do you think maybe he's just putting us all on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748381278522885077.post-9694622714386511542014-02-16T17:17:59.140-08:002014-02-16T17:17:59.140-08:00It is the purpose of the duly institutionalized ar...It is the purpose of the duly institutionalized artist to provide those non-artist art theorists and art historians with stuff, that lets them yack endlessly about all that je ne sais qoie - I am not a philosopher....you bet your ass you're not- stuff, to folks with lots of money, wherewithal and a need to prove their cultural depth and overall goodness, that combinded with that deep seated need to piss on any architecturally significant wall (and god damn if there aren't enough walls, they have somebody build some to their specifications in the right location) is responsible for those insanely crazy auction results of recent times. Shit I'm out of breath.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748381278522885077.post-20572080602155101582014-02-16T16:21:37.874-08:002014-02-16T16:21:37.874-08:00Haha, on MOMA's site, Sibony says, about his p...Haha, on MOMA's site, Sibony says, about his piece, <br />" I became deeply attached, sort of overcome with the feeling of, you know, what is this thing that I'm doing here? What is my life that I'm nervously detaching this object and nurturing it in this kind of way? It was a very loaded moment carrying this thing and gently placing it on the floor. I left it on the ground, in exactly this position.<br />And I felt very much like I was taking this thing from the middle of the world this place that's so close that it's right across the hall but it's somewhere mysterious."<br />Ha, couldn't have said it better myself....<br />sigh.jmichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953218852751332111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748381278522885077.post-994597797249202842014-02-16T14:55:50.922-08:002014-02-16T14:55:50.922-08:00My thoughts were pretty much like yours. MOCA has ...My thoughts were pretty much like yours. MOCA has selected the same old, same old. We can predict the shit he'll be showing, and yes, stupid rich people will throw wads of cash at him in the hope of acquiring a thin cultural veneer to cover their base souls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748381278522885077.post-83767826245405408552014-02-16T14:54:59.771-08:002014-02-16T14:54:59.771-08:00Right on Jane. Tell it like it is. Vergne's qu...Right on Jane. Tell it like it is. Vergne's quote of his intentions is priceless! Thanks for your words, and glad you're back at the keyboard.Tulsa Kinneyhttp://artillerymag.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748381278522885077.post-35625475186357351232014-02-16T14:43:31.863-08:002014-02-16T14:43:31.863-08:00Great commentary--no artspeak here I am happy to s...Great commentary--no artspeak here I am happy to say! (I am not sure I could do 10 minutes of the video even if it did promise transporting me to The Middle of the World.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com