Guy Tillim ?! Rant !
Since acquiring a Leica M6 (that I've still fully to connect with, though I'm confident it'll come), I subscribe to the Leica mag, aka...
hmmm... musings about the mundane
was in a book shop the other day, idly leafing through one of those books, much like the ones discussed in a recent post, meaning to...
just a random musing...
Just finished reading a New Yorker article about a particular sculptor. Got me thinking about two books I recently bought, both in the...
the attraction of rubbish photos
Ever remarked how compelling crappy photos can sometimes be ? Last weekend I had a bit of time to kill after bringing my son to a crafts...
$ 6.5 million for a photo ?! pull the other one !!
In my blog post of 12 September, I had a bit of a rant against a certain brand of inflated and vacuous "fine-art photography" after...
photography - seeing from without
Not a violent father - just took my son to an arts and crafts workshop making masks ! In my blog post of 25 May 2014, I was listing my...
authenticity reloaded
Why is it in fact that we are very picky about certain things' authenticity, while the very notion seems completely ridiculous in...
art and authenticity
I recently had a lively discussion with someone trying to convince me that authenticity should actually be irrelevant in the pricing of...
art, etc.
When on this sort of topic (following up on my blog post of just a moment ago), I can't help but remember a visit to the Frieze fair in...
errr... the price of art ?
Not in Miami anymore, but I like this photo, and that's really the only thing that counts. Amen. This is meant to serve as both an...
