Re: Mortensen

[Richard Knoppow <dickburk@ix.netcom.com>]

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From: "Judy Seigel" <jseigel@panix.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: Mortensen


> It is absolutely impossible to judge Mortensen, his 
> admirers, followers and critics, from today's vantage 
> point. I wrote a longish (but brilliant, of course !) 
> article about that in P-F #3.  When I have a moment, I'll 
> re-read it & perhaps post some relevant info. But a quick 
> scan picks up this=====================:
> > got traction -- the reason, as I believe I made 
> > reasonably clear, being
> that what was once grotesque kitsch had by aging become 
> charming "period
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    And that's what it is, but its facinating kitch.

> art"  in the same way, incidentally, that the bathtubs 
> with legs and the Tiffany lamps that were once consigned 
> to the dump, became valuable "antiques."
   The newest and latest, gotta have it >>> obsolete, sell 
it cheap >>> JUNK! BURN IT! >>> rare old antique, gotta have 
it.

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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@ix.netcom.com