Category Archives: Curators

Joy-sucking drones of the universe (you know who they are…)

Posted on November 15, 2012 by fotosavant

“Disembodied mouths that have seemingly infinite time on their hands, lots of opinions, few qualifications … and balls of solid brass.” Behold the joy-sucking drones of the art world.  They are the talking heads, not even heads really.  Disembodied mouths … Continue reading →

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Photo Competitions – An Update

Posted on September 17, 2012 by fotosavant

“Photography competitions, as we have known them, are reaching a point of crashing and burning… and/or transformation.”  fotosavant has previously explored the shift in burden/benefit sharing (to the photographer) in gallery-sponsored photography competitions.  Continuing comments from readers led us to revisit the … Continue reading →

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At the MMA this Fall

Posted on June 19, 2012 by fotosavant

Among the notices streaming in for photography shows, one from the Metropolitan Museum of Art caught our eye; “Faking It: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop.”   While an exhibition cannot be judged before its opening (October 11, 2012 in The Howard Gillman … Continue reading →

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Disturbing New Trend, Follow-up

Posted on April 22, 2012 by fotosavant

“Is a culture of fear in the artist/gallerist relationship so prevalent?” The item last week on the trend of some galleries forcing artists to submit through the expensive (for the artist) and cumbersome (for all involved) venue of the Photo … Continue reading →

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“Leading with Process…”

Posted on October 28, 2011 by fotosavant

“…their black-clad arms will lower their glass of wine or single-malt long enough for them to deliver their most devastating blow; “It’s beautiful perhaps but the whole thing could have been created on a computer.”  Which is the biggest lie … Continue reading →

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Modern Inquisitions… Condemned With a Sneer

Posted on October 10, 2011 by fotosavant

Note to readers; when talking photographic appreciation, we are in the world of opinion.  Regardless of the credentials of the speaker or the number of famous (or obscure) names she/he cites, it is only opinion.  Remember that when anyone tries … Continue reading →

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Losing History

Posted on June 28, 2011 by fotosavant

When I was growing up in Worthington, MN it seemed (to us at least) a typical small town complete with;  1950′s-era drive-in movie, Victorian Junior High School (with hardwood floors and real slate chalkboards), Art Deco Grade School, Beaux-Arts Courthouse and … Continue reading →

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