tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post3743867369232240802..comments2023-09-10T06:49:28.959-04:00Comments on The Unbearable Banishment: Grab your paddles! It's auction time!The Unbearable Banishmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-50876899492706811482013-05-23T12:50:41.095-04:002013-05-23T12:50:41.095-04:00People who don't like Hopper are idiots. Just ...People who don't like Hopper are idiots. Just saying. I love going to the Whitney to see his stuff. And if I had the coinage, I'd have bought <em>Blackwell's Island</em> myself. That's a beauty.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-58114268884178438272013-05-19T10:45:31.474-04:002013-05-19T10:45:31.474-04:00I've always liked Clyfford Still, ever since I...I've always liked Clyfford Still, ever since I was a teenager. I think it's beautiful. I saw a real Still at the Tate once. It was really powerful. I wish they would show it in a really tightly controlled environment: no mobiles, no cameras, no talking. <br /><br />I am also bored with Warhol now. And Basquiat is the biggest fraud in recent art history.<br /><br />Anyway, it was a very interesting gallery you put up there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-86464608374831778622013-05-14T07:46:38.986-04:002013-05-14T07:46:38.986-04:00You? Spam! Never, my sweet. You're one of the ...You? Spam! Never, my sweet. You're one of the first, remember. Never blame the drink. Where would that lead you?The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-91935287918376362792013-05-14T07:06:58.464-04:002013-05-14T07:06:58.464-04:00i had commented. i know i did... yet i come back ...i had commented. i know i did... yet i come back here seeking your snarky response and my original comment has disappeared! alas, you are now treating me as a spambot? rather than take offense, i'll chalk it up to the quirks of blogspot. couldn't have been that i was drunk commenting, could it?daisyfaehttp://daisyfae.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-49672614574754208902013-05-13T10:42:16.287-04:002013-05-13T10:42:16.287-04:00Well done to you for stepping up and saying so! Do...Well done to you for stepping up and saying so! Do you know who I love who's German? Ernst Kirchner. Do you know his work? He did a fantastic series of paintings of street scenes in Berlin.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-10271788984659690792013-05-13T10:28:24.696-04:002013-05-13T10:28:24.696-04:00I actually like the Gerhard Richter- Abstrakts Bil...I actually like the Gerhard Richter- Abstrakts Bild, Dunkel the best probably because I am half Austrian which is almost like German and I love German art and the dark depressing atmosphere it evokes.MommyHeadachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924035710478459520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-57171617296505090522013-05-12T18:52:37.057-04:002013-05-12T18:52:37.057-04:00It would have been nice to take one back as a souv...It would have been nice to take one back as a souvinere, don't you think?The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-40349725482587759542013-05-12T15:26:10.156-04:002013-05-12T15:26:10.156-04:00My son is a Hopper fan we sought out some at museu...My son is a Hopper fan we sought out some at museum in Boston on one trip I remember. Furtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-42102424629401967692013-05-10T04:12:50.149-04:002013-05-10T04:12:50.149-04:00You understand.... ;-)You understand.... ;-)dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-82111325918714150912013-05-09T21:52:24.691-04:002013-05-09T21:52:24.691-04:00you're welcome. (i just want to make sure we k...you're welcome. (i just want to make sure we keep on the good side of our host/tour guide in NYC!) ;~)savannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-10930267069975392962013-05-09T21:23:23.822-04:002013-05-09T21:23:23.822-04:00The fantasy would include well-behaved cats. Dare ...The fantasy would include well-behaved cats. Dare to dream. The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-60956849863928423292013-05-09T20:58:38.964-04:002013-05-09T20:58:38.964-04:00The sculpture, if I had a safe (read: cat-proof) p...The sculpture, if I had a safe (read: cat-proof) place for it.<br />Thanks for another year of being glad I spend my pennies on good stuffdinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-83616954929929078812013-05-09T20:23:10.328-04:002013-05-09T20:23:10.328-04:00That can't be me you're referring to! If t...That can't be me you're referring to! If that were all true, I'd have a more happening career with oodles of cash. I'm just regular. But thanks! The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-76308268306922301752013-05-09T19:35:27.155-04:002013-05-09T19:35:27.155-04:00moi? judge you? bless your heart! you're my he...moi? judge you? <i>bless your heart</i>! you're my hero and my writing conscience and the bearer of all good things to humanity, sugarpie! xoxoxosavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-85982375031850353482013-05-09T19:19:14.969-04:002013-05-09T19:19:14.969-04:00LORD POLONIUS: What do you read, my lord?
HAMLET: ...LORD POLONIUS: What do you read, my lord?<br />HAMLET: Words, words, words.<br /><br />That's an excellent choice, my dear. None of these pics do justice. You'd be surprised how bright that Picasso is. The biggest problem with <i>Ribs Ribs</i> is that it's lazy. The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-59499776105366528892013-05-09T18:33:23.123-04:002013-05-09T18:33:23.123-04:00You have such a way with words!
I think I'll ...You have such a way with words!<br /><br />I think I'll have the ribbed Picasso, please. Though if I had a roof garden I'd take the Degas so I could sit in the sun and read, and just glance up at it every now and again. <br /><br />As you know I like Basquiat, but even I think Ribs, Ribs is an abomination.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-57585652278717394992013-05-09T10:16:43.986-04:002013-05-09T10:16:43.986-04:00If we're going to dream here, let's dream ...If we're going to dream here, let's dream big. You can have the Hopper AND the Monet. But the Degas <i>too</i>? That's asking a bit much, methinks.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-52083090586686689392013-05-09T10:15:02.331-04:002013-05-09T10:15:02.331-04:00I try to keep an open mind about unfamiliar art. T...I try to keep an open mind about unfamiliar art. That goes for painting, but also music, literature, theater—everything. But there's only so much I can take. Basquiat is stink-o. <br /><br />You can have the Degas! (Presto! Waves his wand.)The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-89693234674213741912013-05-09T09:57:37.623-04:002013-05-09T09:57:37.623-04:00When we were very young and penniless MTL and I dr...When we were very young and penniless MTL and I dreamed of ending up in a little croft in the highlands and the Hopper house reminds me of that dream so that please but if it is already taken I'd like the Monet - whose beauty makes my heart ache. I'll change the frame.<br />Then there's the Degas...Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-13874112366104951082013-05-09T09:52:51.924-04:002013-05-09T09:52:51.924-04:00I had read about this sale....But it is GREAT to s...I had read about this sale....But it is GREAT to see your pictures of some of the works.....I don't get Basquiat at all---And never have...talk about the Emperors New Cloths.....OY! These prices for everything are disgusting! It really turns my stomach.<br /><br />I'll take the Degas, Thank You!OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-59969251239386827932013-05-09T09:45:53.606-04:002013-05-09T09:45:53.606-04:00What do you mean? I'm a pretty ballerina and I...What do you mean? I'm a pretty ballerina and I couldn't do it. Are you judging me? <br /><br />I would have been torn between the Degas and the Clyfford Still. Not that it matters. The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-69442743442689239232013-05-09T09:12:54.472-04:002013-05-09T09:12:54.472-04:00it would be possible for a ballerina, sweet pea! i...it would be possible for a ballerina, sweet pea! if i could have only one piece that would be the one i would take home. *sigh* xoxoxsavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-28458396057702583802013-05-09T08:34:07.909-04:002013-05-09T08:34:07.909-04:00I learn at the feet of the masters.I learn at the feet of the masters.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-37304469372536615612013-05-09T08:19:52.247-04:002013-05-09T08:19:52.247-04:00'Pure SHITE' haha! You've been hangin...'Pure SHITE' haha! You've been hangin' out with Chef & The Little Singing Fella again haven't ya? :¬)mapstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159592046833798019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-79857546616393829142013-05-09T08:08:41.313-04:002013-05-09T08:08:41.313-04:00It absolutely blows my mind that there are people ...It absolutely blows my mind that there are people who have stuff like this hanging in their homes. It's unimaginable to me.<br /><br />Yes! <i>Ribs Ribs</i> is shit shit! Who falls for that stuff?The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.com