Comments on: An interview with Donald Kuspit by Diane Thodos — New York City, April 29, 2009 — Part 2 http://neotericart.com/2009/11/06/an-interview-with-donald-kuspit-by-diane-thodos-%e2%80%94-new-york-city-april-29-2009-%e2%80%94-part-2/ Dialogue: Painting & Drawing Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:23:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Victoria Webb http://neotericart.com/2009/11/06/an-interview-with-donald-kuspit-by-diane-thodos-%e2%80%94-new-york-city-april-29-2009-%e2%80%94-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1168 Victoria Webb Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:14:02 +0000 http://neotericart.com/?p=586#comment-1168 Really enjoying these conversations between the two of you. And you're bringing up points that several artists have noted. Carl Plansky before he died, suggested that the pervasive irony in current art was really a fear of showing passion or emotion. It makes me wonder if someone like Joan Mitchell or even de Kooning were painting now, if the work would be recognized. Really enjoying these conversations between the two of you. And you’re bringing up points that several artists have noted. Carl Plansky before he died, suggested that the pervasive irony in current art was really a fear of showing passion or emotion.

It makes me wonder if someone like Joan Mitchell or even de Kooning were painting now, if the work would be recognized.

]]> By: William Conger http://neotericart.com/2009/11/06/an-interview-with-donald-kuspit-by-diane-thodos-%e2%80%94-new-york-city-april-29-2009-%e2%80%94-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1157 William Conger Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:35:33 +0000 http://neotericart.com/?p=586#comment-1157 I agree with MSB. Excellent interview. I noticed the revisionist wall text when I saw the Munch show. By "marginalizing and degrading " the expressive in art; that is, quality embodied as form, the critical and curatorial establishment reduces art to quantification and reassigns quality to marketplace valuation. Nowadays art is only as good as its price. It's 'antique roadshow' aesthetics and whoever controls the price also controls the expressive content. I agree with MSB. Excellent interview.

I noticed the revisionist wall text when I saw the Munch show. By “marginalizing and degrading ” the expressive in art; that is, quality embodied as form, the critical and curatorial establishment reduces art to quantification and reassigns quality to marketplace valuation. Nowadays art is only as good as its price. It’s ‘antique roadshow’ aesthetics and whoever controls the price also controls the expressive content.

]]> By: Mark Staff Brandl http://neotericart.com/2009/11/06/an-interview-with-donald-kuspit-by-diane-thodos-%e2%80%94-new-york-city-april-29-2009-%e2%80%94-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1156 Mark Staff Brandl Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:14:43 +0000 http://neotericart.com/?p=586#comment-1156 Wonderful insights here by the both of you. " feel this writing reflects a historical “revision” of Munch’s work that intends to desublimate the power of his work by making him into an everyday huckster." Perfect, Diane. Wonderful insights here by the both of you. ” feel this writing reflects a historical “revision” of Munch’s work that intends to desublimate the power of his work by making him into an everyday huckster.” Perfect, Diane.

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