“Art is not difficult because it wishes to be difficult, but because it wishes to be art.” — Donald Barthelme, “Not-Knowing” (from Not-Knowing, ed. Herzinger)
High Street 3.5 — “Downhill Racing” (cont.) is posted today.
(Tomorrow: High Street 3.6 — “Downhill Racing” (cont.))
3 responses so far ↓
1 Averil Dean // Oct 23, 2011 at 9:43 pm
Very smooth, Mr. Barthelme.
2 Tetman Callis // Oct 24, 2011 at 10:57 am
Averil, have you seen “The Mystery of Picasso”? It’s a 75-minute film of him at work. I saw it last year through NetFlix. My wife and I watched it twice (she’s also an artist). I recommend it.
3 Averil Dean // Oct 26, 2011 at 10:14 am
No I haven’t, but I was just mentioning to Catherine about a Picasso I saw years ago at Bellagio here in Vegas. Portrait of Dora Maar. It was the first time I understood the way force of personality could translate into an artist’s work, the way the power of an idea could survive and be communicated. That painting is the only thing I remember about the exhibit. It overpowered everything else in the room.
Thanks for the heads up. I’ll definitely look for the film.
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