Re: Art in NY

[Catherine Rogers <crogers@mpx.com.au>]

Judy

Thanks for your occassional reviews of shows on in NY. I will never see
these shows (sigh), but I have very much enjoyed your keeping me/us up to
date with what's on, and your commentary.

cheers

Catherine


----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy Seigel" <jseigel@panix.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 4:20 PM
Subject: Art in NY


>
> Saw the Gerhard Richter show at MoMA yesterday, finally. It's only on for
> 4 more days, but if you can possibly, go. Hadn't seen his group of 48
> painted portraits of famous men of 19th & 20th century (done from
> photographs)  mentioned before. They are dazzling, hypnotic, amazing,
> alive, virtuoso. Worth the trip alone. (Flash: Jed Perl is blind, his
> seeing eye dog too.)
>
> Another delight was an adjacent show of photographs of New York. Many
> classics from the collection, also "democracy in photography" -- drugstore
> type prints from the public, just pinned to the wall. Well not all
> drugstore -- a couple cyanotypes casually stuck up, even a polaroid
> transfer in blue.  Was fascinating to see that this extremely casual
> presentation gave a charm & importance to every print, even the buckle on
> a shoe, or the most mundane shot of the kiddies.
>
> After the 21st, MoMA moves to Queens for duration of its renovation (for
> better or worse). It was crowded, but we need the money -- and the crowd
> was quite civil, even affable.
>
> best,
>
> Judy
>
>