Gothamist: Met Picks New Director, Thomas P. Campbell, from Within

nonumentalart

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:13:01 -0500

obviously rfive to part 1. new museum is garbage, but we must get over anti-art. non conformity = conformity these days....art...sigh

Rfive

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:58:29 -0500

if you teach art in nyc nonumentalart, its not a bad thing that your kids don't know about those 2. it might be a part of your job to educate them about what other artists have done. you know who they are and understand their place in art history. share it with them and let them run with it. the new museum is garbage; i believe this post was about the met. suepart admittedly, understands nothing about art, and doesn't speak for gothamist readers who have broader tastes.

nonumentalart

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:21:41 -0500

"Graffitti" is as dead as punk, only to be reincarnated by retro-loving hipsters, phony urban "thugs" and wanna-be's who think they are this generation's basquiat or haring (two obvious references for obvious people)." yes...funny though my freshman painting class (i teach) didn't know who those people were...is that good or bad?

nonumentalart

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:20:28 -0500

sue i like your comment...a monumental selection if you ask me by the way deitch and new museum show some of the worst hipster art... but we ALL need something to WIPE OUR ASSES with...nonumental..

suepart

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:48:51 -0500

Yes, I would have to contend I know little if anything about what passes for "art" these days- if that is represented by the laughable work at the "New" Museum, the largest assortment of random garbage thrown about, things that would flunk even a first year student in a bachelor's degree. if Rfive loves graffitti so much, I suggest that street "artists" go and canvas his or her front door every day with "fresh" "work". "Graffitti" is as dead as punk, only to be reincarnated by retro-loving hipsters, phony urban "thugs" and wanna-be's who think they are this generation's basquiat or haring (two obvious references for obvious people).

Jen Chung

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:02:39 -0500

also maybe no comments because it went up at the end of the day? But there are always posts I wish garnered more comments.

Rfive

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:57:15 -0500

fuck you sue. you obviously understand little if anything about art, or when announcements/postings are made on this site or in the larger world. on the subject of the campbell pick, time will tell. de montebello was the steward of one of the greatest times in the met's history and he will be missed. campbell has the job (unfortunately?) of succeeding him and has a high standard be compared with. best of luck to him and the met. one of my favorite museums. and i love graffiti!

suepart

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:17:00 -0500

No comments? Probably because Gothamist readers only care for "street art", the pitiful "waterfalls", things to gape at (Deitch "art" parade, offensive and ugly work) and other contemporary (soon to be as passe as yesterday's news) "art"