tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93722064719555333.post6318274425940962745..comments2024-02-28T06:32:17.919-08:00Comments on Star Wars Modern: Looking at Do Ho Suh with David Brin - 5starwarsmodernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06128785816151813198noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93722064719555333.post-40190057992323438762011-12-31T00:21:58.706-08:002011-12-31T00:21:58.706-08:00He is an amazing artist despite his wealth.He is an amazing artist despite his wealth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93722064719555333.post-76949503586478260672011-12-30T20:56:36.000-08:002011-12-30T20:56:36.000-08:00There are aspects of his background where his &quo...There are aspects of his background where his "rich" informs his art: Life sized recreations of the places he lives and lived take on a different meaning when the originals are revealed as luxurious, claims to be an everyman ring false when you are financially in the top brackets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93722064719555333.post-80608675449542099722011-12-29T12:15:34.279-08:002011-12-29T12:15:34.279-08:00I don't share bias. Its hard enough finding gr...I don't share bias. Its hard enough finding great art. Why make it harder by asking artists and art to pass a litmus test. If you had told me that Suh was anti-Semitic racist and his work reflected his attitudes (Ezra Pound) I would feel very differently. But I don't hate rich people for being rich, life is to short.starwarsmodernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128785816151813198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93722064719555333.post-48592983117358854662011-12-29T10:45:59.969-08:002011-12-29T10:45:59.969-08:00Do Ho Suh sort of lost me when I found out that he...Do Ho Suh sort of lost me when I found out that he was fantastically, incredibly wealthy and that this money smooths over the art career he decided he wanted. Sure he makes okay work, but think about the better work that poorer people would make if they had his parent's deep pockets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com