tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post8793342848140972126..comments2023-08-29T08:48:55.919-04:00Comments on Carol Diehl's Art Vent: Catching upCarol Diehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023589628710711343noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-31061421602975126512009-07-09T12:08:24.896-04:002009-07-09T12:08:24.896-04:00Yes, lots of green. A dangerous color for an artis...Yes, lots of green. A dangerous color for an artist.<br /><br />I'm beginning to think that the art world--our means of cultivating, experiencing, and evaluating art--is as bloated, dysfunctional and antiquated as our so-called health care system. <br /><br />But like weeds in the cracks of sidewalks, art prevails. I look forward to seeing what form it takes.Carol Diehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023589628710711343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-57145714633802832962009-07-09T01:36:46.404-04:002009-07-09T01:36:46.404-04:00Hmm judging from the palette, you're about to ...Hmm judging from the palette, you're about to embark on a green period?...<br /><br />As for Venice, I agree, but it's hard to crucify Birnbaum for looking like all the rest - I mean that's why he got the gig, no?<br /><br />I know these things are meant to promote art generally, and apparently they only do that when they stay on message, but increasingly no one trusts the messanger. The 'circuit' has been a career boon for curators, but it hasn't advanced criticism or scholarship one jot. <br /><br />I dislike them for the same reason I dislike art prizes - it attempts to substitute competition for diversity. If they were to disappear tomorrow as some economizing measure, it might not be a bad thing, at least for a while.CAPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861096695503969576noreply@blogger.com