tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776811951880283411.post986674062884821290..comments2023-12-03T05:05:39.959+13:00Comments on OTN STUFF: Comment on roundabout exhibitionjim and Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17292859450159186737noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776811951880283411.post-3339421319903296382010-09-29T13:36:37.631+13:002010-09-29T13:36:37.631+13:00Ed,
My feeling is that as collectors,
by approa...Ed, <br />My feeling is that as collectors,<br />by approaching the displaying of their collection as a personal creative expression, they have stepped into an area where their actions can be critiqued as art. <br /> I see you have a commissioned work in the show, a Roundtable inscribed in Braille with Martin Luther Kings quote, so your work makes a direct contribution to that<br />agenda and is complicit in it.<br /><br />What's the show really about?<br />They talk about the spiritual significance of choosing the number 108, so I went looking and found this interesting and amusing <br />article.<br />http://koenraadelst.bharatvani.org/articles/misc/why108.html<br /> <br />To further illuminate the bigger picture , heres An article about a show previously assembled from their collection (11 years ago) in denver<br /><br />http://www.westword.com/1999-01-28/culture/private-passions/<br /><br />Of particular relevance to the brand building exercise I identified...<br />"In 1997 they opened the Round World gallery in Denver.." <br /><br />About the collections business interest<br />( a sculpture).. "produced by Scott and Teplitzky, who are art publishers as well as collectors and dealers...They're patrons, too, ...."<br /><br />The google tag on another article about the Roundworld gallery opening puts it nicely "Today there are signs that art means business again in Denver http://www.westword.com/content/printVersion/211564/<br /><br />The spirit of the deal with WCG is expressed on the Roundabout website as follows. <br />"The City Gallery’s reputation as an internationally acclaimed venue has been affirmed by the presentation of some of the world’s leading practitioners including......"<br /> I equate "reputation affirming" as the consolidation of status wealth.<br /> <br />MikeMike Westonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985234983105237938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776811951880283411.post-17304726987409823292010-09-29T11:32:05.484+13:002010-09-29T11:32:05.484+13:00Thanks Ed,
I've suggested there's a "...Thanks Ed, <br />I've suggested there's a "strong and positive correlation".<br />The inclusion of that question distracted you from the bigger picture. I'm asking if its part of the bigger picture, and I think the "heal the world" sentiment says it is, as does the lineup of NZ artists. <br />Having followed a career path from dealing tribal artifacts, to contemporary art, and now being an artist with a strong connection to local and pacific indigenous culture I am genuinely interested in all the work in that show and will be returning to Wellington for a detailed look in late October and would gladly <br />share some time with them. I'm sure they're amazing people.<br /> <br /> MikeMike Westonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985234983105237938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776811951880283411.post-76180566494420026972010-09-28T23:57:52.914+13:002010-09-28T23:57:52.914+13:00Dear Mike,
Ignoring the private/public debate if ...Dear Mike,<br /><br />Ignoring the private/public debate if I may, I have to say that I am disturbed by your final comment about the race or social status currently required to make it onto the walls of the City Gallery. <br /><br />If you can bear to enter the temple, I hope you get the chance to take a closer look at the work itself and also get to meet David Teplitzky and Peggy Scott in person. <br /><br />Yours<br />Ed CruikshankEd Cruikshankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09470534582484932566noreply@blogger.com