You can’t put this down, I read somewhere before acquiring this book.
Indeed.
Much has already been written about this classic comic Maus by Art Spiegelman; just adding I love it and indeed couldn’t put it down. Two volumes straight.
I tried reading On Photography by Susan Sontag. The book was recommended to me as a must-read for photographers. I will not doubt it is a classic analysis photography, but my mind seems incapable of absorbing the sentences.
The book analyses why people make photographs, what it means, how it relates to other art forms, how people pursue photography. And more, like an article about Diane Arbus’ work.
I find the theoretical analysis quite problematic, being a photographer myself. While taking pictures I do not want to (nor can I) philosophize about the picture-taking itself. I don’t want to know. I want to think as little as possible about the process, but focus on the act, on the picture. Of course I have a frame of reference. But it’s somewhere back in my head, in the unconscious probably.
I put the book away about halfway through. I feel defeated.
What a wonderful series – The Art of Punk. Hidden treasure (for me).
Black Flag. Well, actually this episode is primarily about the artist Raymond Pettibon, who invented the Blag Flag logo and created the unique merchandizing for the band.
Dead Kennedys
Crass
This list of 2020-happy-things from the hugely creative Austin Kleon can keep me busy for weeks.
His newsletter is great.
Kim Gordon published a wonderful “artist’s scrapbook” called No Icon. As a somewhat shy artist she hesitated to create a book about herself, but it has become a beautiful authentic document.
