tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post4288328257485915432..comments2024-03-03T15:01:00.402-05:00Comments on Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Final Update: Chain Letter DeliveredUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-34921009965360953342011-07-26T21:13:20.546-04:002011-07-26T21:13:20.546-04:00Thanks for the great photos.
I participated in C...Thanks for the great photos. <br />I participated in Chain Letter in Santa Monica and it was fantastic! It caused a sig alert on the 10 freeway during install. And the lines (there were a few) during the opening took more than an hour just to get in the gallery to see the work. <br />How refreshing, people actually interested in seeing art during an opening!<br /><br />I know both the Elena Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-32381154327553543152011-07-20T22:12:37.163-04:002011-07-20T22:12:37.163-04:00I think each artist's reaction to these shows ...I think each artist's reaction to these shows reveal much more about each artist's own fears and insecurities...or lack thereof. <br /><br />Thanks for the post, Joanne. Looks like fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-45858488136466180472011-07-20T13:11:38.306-04:002011-07-20T13:11:38.306-04:00Thanks for the post, Joanne! I couldn't make i...Thanks for the post, Joanne! I couldn't make it to the show, but was thrilled to find your coverage. Happy to discover your wonderful blog!hannahhttp://www.hannahcole.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-79457528717960557162011-07-19T10:07:43.512-04:002011-07-19T10:07:43.512-04:00Good art includes risk. This event was a little r...Good art includes risk. This event was a little risky, for the artists and the gallerist. My hats off to all who participated, I thought it was great!carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012559769480619513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-59516045629853354942011-07-19T03:57:03.986-04:002011-07-19T03:57:03.986-04:00Thanks for the photos from Boston!
Carmageddon i...Thanks for the photos from Boston! <br /><br />Carmageddon in LA was a non-event, the real gridlock will be at Shoshana Wayne next weekend for their Chain Letter show. All works have to be hand delivered on Friday, sit on the floor, and there are NO other rules. Will someone put a huge tarp over everything at the last moment, or wall off the gallery entrance? It promises to be a scene. Opening isAnna Stumphttp://www.annastump.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-37695433440026896232011-07-18T14:36:42.118-04:002011-07-18T14:36:42.118-04:00I am relieved as Hell to see my painting in one of...I am relieved as Hell to see my painting in one of these photos! It was shipped from NY. As for the comment about all these artists looking for representation, my end of the "chain letter" was quite the opposite: I was invited by a highly successful artist who has representation in NYC and London, and I myself am also represented and invited only artists I admired that are actually berrilynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781230248682005398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-15704248242749416942011-07-18T13:25:26.305-04:002011-07-18T13:25:26.305-04:00Here is an example of a similar kind of show whose...Here is an example of a similar kind of show whose organizers have made it very clear how artists can participate and what they should expect: http://nyc.thedelimagazine.com/node/2781<br /><br />I am going to let this go now, but I wanted to post this link just to show how it's possible (and easy!) for everyone to have a positive, uplifting experience from this kind of event. All it takes is Alicia Eggertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-31656162905761932342011-07-18T13:03:39.927-04:002011-07-18T13:03:39.927-04:00To clarify, I wasn't meaning to say that Richa...To clarify, I wasn't meaning to say that Richard Serra and Kiki Smith benefited from this show. I may be naive, but I'm not an idiot. Do you think that all the work that wasn't dropped off by local artists will just get thrown away?<br /><br />I think that the lack of information provided to the artists was irresponsible on behalf of the organizers. I'm glad that locals had a goodAlicia Eggertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-68937245613290921652011-07-18T11:02:07.070-04:002011-07-18T11:02:07.070-04:00Alicia,
I think you approached this project with a...Alicia,<br />I think you approached this project with a bit too much naivete. <br /><br />You ask: "Is this whole show really about admiration and community, or is it just about demonstrating how desperate artists are for any kind of opportunity to exhibit their work?"<br /><br />I think the answer is yes and yes.<br /><br />You say: "I'm starting to wonder if part of their Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-1211529070801125002011-07-18T07:46:25.810-04:002011-07-18T07:46:25.810-04:00Nice to come across some dialogue about this one n...Nice to come across some dialogue about this one night happening! Thanks for the post and so many photos. I was in the show and am glad to have been a part of it (small wall hung sculpture among your photos). Cheers.Phillip J. Mellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025489966909987125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-89380609391347240082011-07-18T01:51:24.139-04:002011-07-18T01:51:24.139-04:00I hate to be a Debbie Downer after seeing that so ...I hate to be a Debbie Downer after seeing that so many people enjoyed the show, but I was left with a really bad taste in my mouth from my experience of trying to participate in it. And I guess somebody needs to play the devil's advocate....<br /><br />I was invited to participate by my mentor, a professor I had in college who inspired me to pursue a career in art. I was really honored when IAlicia Eggerthttp://www.aliciaeggert.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-29549388732464076572011-07-18T00:15:50.545-04:002011-07-18T00:15:50.545-04:00Thanks, Joanne, for all the photos and info! I ja...Thanks, Joanne, for all the photos and info! I jammed a painting into an envelope knowing I couldn't be there, but hoping to be a part of something unique and random. Too bad it wasn't better publicized. Your blog is the best I could find about it. Thanks so much!Susan Bainbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336813673459592605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-34518741317864737652011-07-17T22:25:23.164-04:002011-07-17T22:25:23.164-04:00I participated just because it sounded fun and wha...I participated just because it sounded fun and whacky . I wasn't disappointed because it WAS fun and whacky. (I have to say that putting this show down on my resume never crossed my mind ) . It was a "happening" and did I say fun?mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-44571439728225676222011-07-17T20:11:38.160-04:002011-07-17T20:11:38.160-04:00I sent a piece in and just found it on your blog, ...I sent a piece in and just found it on your blog, what fun! Sorry I missed it (I live in DC) but thanks for covering the experience.Marla McLean, Atelieristahttp://atelier.schoolwithinschool.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-55271500585572053932011-07-17T20:10:41.936-04:002011-07-17T20:10:41.936-04:00Anon,
Thanks for the information about the show b...Anon,<br /><br />Thanks for the information about the show being up all week. That's good to know. One of the reasons I did these posts about the Chain Letter show was to share information, because there was not much info posted, either on the Samson site or the Chain Letter site. <br /><br />(Thanks to everyne who chipped in with info. Much appreciated.)<br /><br />I agree that Camilo did a Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-26122120068811962432011-07-17T18:29:52.178-04:002011-07-17T18:29:52.178-04:00Thanks for posting your photos! As someone who par...Thanks for posting your photos! As someone who participated in this exhibit, I would say for me and a lot of the other artists I know who participated, it was about community. Camilo worked extremely hard to put this on, hanging the show himself and then basically throwing us a party. My experience was that both the upstairs and downstairs galleries were pretty full all evening, as was the area Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-31107166379588819992011-07-17T14:32:08.313-04:002011-07-17T14:32:08.313-04:00It could indeed prove be something larger if the g...It could indeed prove be something larger if the gallerist would move beyond his own conceptual envelope and make this show about the work and the artists who participated. Keep the work on the walls and let every friend of a friend of a friend see the work for themselves. Give the bloggers a chance to selectively feature good work. Give the rest of the world a chance to take a peek for Pete'Julian Jacksonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-9599599964665437962011-07-17T13:52:52.625-04:002011-07-17T13:52:52.625-04:00Thanks, Lucy.
Julian, I think the answer to your ...Thanks, Lucy.<br /><br />Julian, I think the answer to your question is "All of the above," "None of the above" and "I don't know." As the original chain letter stated, the concept was for each invited artist to invite 10 artists they admire. Great concept, but very little practical information: how long the show would run, how it would be registered and Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-3092797584032996532011-07-17T13:28:07.443-04:002011-07-17T13:28:07.443-04:00Thanks for the post. But the meanings of this show...Thanks for the post. But the meanings of this show are hard to fathom. Was it a talent search? Momentary madness by a masochistic gallerist? A quixotic execise in democracy? Why on earth make this kind of effort for a show that only runs a very few hours? Something of this scale would have made a buzzworthy contribution had it run for the rest of the summer. As is it merely seems a chaotic Julian Jacksonhttp://www.julianjacksonstudio.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-43397097278659456282011-07-17T11:41:32.689-04:002011-07-17T11:41:32.689-04:00You are Awesome! thanks for the photosYou are Awesome! thanks for the photoslucy minkhttp://www.lucymink.comnoreply@blogger.com