Re: article on Gustave Le Gray shows, and other shows

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From: Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Date: 08/16/02-01:57:54 PM Z


On Fri, 16 Aug 2002, Shannon Stoney wrote:

> There's an article in the current issue of The New Republic about a show at
> the Getty Museum of Gustave Le Gray's work. It's called "LYricists and
> Empiricists." Also it discusses a Weston show and the show of New York
> photography at the Jewish museum. By way of discussing these shows, the
> critic muses about 19th century photography and how its issues are still
> with us, in an interesting way.

These shows have both been discussed at length in the Times by folks with,
needless to say & of course, their own imperfections, but guaranteed more
knowledgeable & reliable photo wise than M. Perl, whom I would not trust
to tell me the Pope is Catholic.

For what it's worth, I'll add that I saw the Jewish Museum show, and found
alas that it was NOT worth the trip -- even from just 14th street. The
idea that Street Photography of NYC was Jewish is probably inarguable, but
the show didn't make that look like any great accomplishment. Familiar
photogs were NOT represented by stellar work,& we were given few
unfamiliar ones you could care about. The most interesting part, call it a
semi-surprise, for me was that the last room -- more recent color work --
was so lame. The earlier work, vintage, black & white or monochrome
(except for one fascinating early color print, process not stated) was far
stronger.

Judy


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