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Why, oh WHY
couldn't this have happened in Searcy Arkansas or maybe Buttonwillow, California!
(Oh, the camp, the camp...what a woild, a woild!!!)
posted by
majroj
on March 3, 2005 at 8:50 PM
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Telynor, it's this kind of
different perception of things that intrigues me. Different realities.
posted by
Cynthia
on March 2, 2005 at 4:00 AM
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Isaih, Thanks, I like to think
of myself as having a wry sense of humor. I make myself laugh too, sometimes as I write this stuff.
posted by
Cynthia
on March 2, 2005 at 3:59 AM
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fw, because (I didn't finish that last sentence)
I was too reverent. Not enough of the cynic in me.
posted by
Cynthia
on March 2, 2005 at 3:56 AM
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fw, I knew I wouldn't have thought of it,
posted by
Cynthia
on March 2, 2005 at 3:54 AM
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Majroj, No, they didn't interview the cat.
But they did interview Hargo's wife and like Jean-Claude she died her hair copper color, but she called it "penny".
posted by
Cynthia
on March 2, 2005 at 3:53 AM
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WOW Cynthia, not as wallpaper we hope! Sounds intriging, please keep us informed!! See ya! VOYAGER9940
posted by
Voyager9940
on March 2, 2005 at 3:52 AM
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Voyager, Hargo, the banker,
says his next work is going to use ATM receipts. I can hardly wait.
posted by
Cynthia
on March 2, 2005 at 3:50 AM
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J commented that the Gates made the Park look like a construction zone. I thought it looked pretty neat myself. I'm glad it was done, it was lovely to see people laughing and smiling again in the City.
posted by
telynor
on March 1, 2005 at 9:36 PM
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Thanks for the laugh!
I needed a pick-me-up today and your posts often do just that. Thanks!
I don't know if it's true, but they say an artist has REALLY made it when he or she can move FROM New York and live wherever they damn well please -- upstate NY, Santa Fe, Madison, WI... I think it's just economics: given the small market for art, you need enough of a critical mass of producers and consumers to have a viable economy going in the arts. So it's New York or bust. If you've made a real name for yourself, then you have the luxury of living outside "the scene" and having a New York gallery worry about marketing you and your art.
And I like the idea of Joseph Cornell living in upstate NY and poking around his houseful of stuff to make his quarky little boxes -- alone, outside the buzz of the city. Maybe the Somerville banker will be another Cornell...
And what about LA?
posted by
Isaiah_in_a_Rage
on March 1, 2005 at 6:59 PM
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Genius!
I only wished as I would have thought of this.
posted by
fwmystic
on March 1, 2005 at 6:09 PM
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My kind of story!!
Was the cat interviewed?
My Nigerian coworkers think that is crazy too.
posted by
majroj
on March 1, 2005 at 11:59 AM
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That's a really nice story Cynthia, and a promise for the future for that new artist! See you soon! VOYAGER9940
posted by
Voyager9940
on March 1, 2005 at 5:29 AM
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