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Re: PAINTING

by sarandon, 08.01.02 07:16 pm

Sorry max, I think you missed the point. Incidentally the show was called IN
QUEST OF THE ABSOLUTE and Peter Blum published a book by the same name at the
time of the show. Erich Franz wrote the text.

Re: PAINTING

by bartoldi, 08.01.02 07:31 pm

I think he took three swings at the point and missed each time. Try
absolute=univeral not absolute

Comments

, Max Herman

In a message dated 8/2/2002 8:56:03 PM Central Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:


> Re: PAINTING
>
> by manly, 08.02.02 06:42 pm
>
> I am lucky to be able to paint all day long most every day so I welcome the
> recent spate of articles by Roberta Smith on the topic and agree with her
> in re Documenta. The strongest art pieces have to work visually. This does
> not make her a "formalist".
>


Yes, if I can run Formalism through RAM I'll have a big goal at AF. But how?
Buy low, sell dear, my advice. Plumbsy? Malevich?

J.Q.

Smith+Greenberg+Greenblatt+Formalism

, Max Herman

In a message dated 8/2/2002 9:05:20 PM Central Daylight Time, Nmherman
writes:


> Yes, if I can run Formalism through RAM I'll have a big goal at AF. But
> how? Buy low, sell dear, my advice. Plumbsy? Malevich?
>
> J.Q.
>
> Smith+Greenberg+Greenblatt+Formalism