Artworld thread: At last NYC's answer to David Choe

Message Bookmarked

Bookmark Removed

(joek)

http://nymag.com/arts/art/profiles/26288/index.html

I had seen McGinley's work before but didn't know about Colen and the whole Dash Snow mythology. I like McGinley's photography a lot. But the whole thing about the rich kid from an art-world family writing graf, shoplifting, doing time in juvie, well that's just the oldest, tritest rich kid story in the book, not to mention that the guy seems painfully un-self-aware (see the moment where's he's caught lying about his relationship with his parents, claiming they "cut him off" -- another classic rebelious rich kid cliche.)

I knew a few guys a bit like this who were in art school at Rutgers when I was there (ex-skaters from NJ as well) - all about naked drug parties that involved animal noises and household percussion and throwing stuff on the floor. I'd rather know them than be them.

― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 15:24 (eighteen years ago)

Naked drug parties sounds fine to me. I wish them all the best of luck.

― Adam Beales (Pye Poudre), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 16:00 (eighteen years ago)

McGinley flew around Europe last year photographing Morrissey's tour. I'd love to see those photos.

― ENBB (expatrica), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 17:38 (eighteen years ago)

lol, rivington arms

― database update failed (sanskrit), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 18:11 (eighteen years ago)

lots of idiots in art, we get it

end these threads please

― cousin larry bundgee (bundgee), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 18:26 (eighteen years ago)

No, not going for that kind of outright dismissiveness. Fuck off, please.

― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 22:14 (eighteen years ago)

― cousin larry bundgee (bundgee), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 22:18 (eighteen years ago)

cut and paste jujitsu

― tony conrad schnitzler (sanskrit), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 22:34 (eighteen years ago)

While I'd probably like some of the stuff these guys do and find their stories somewhat interesting, I really have to wonder if a good part of the novelty comes from the fact that they're worming into an art culture where a guy who parties a lot, has poor hygiene, and acts erratically is somewhat novel. If so, I kind of wish a lot of people I know were more entrepreneurial.

― mh. (mike h.), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 22:50 (eighteen years ago)

art market has been long overdue for a correction. when it hits a lot of galleries who have never experienced lean times will shutter, and quite a few middling artists will get culled. but these guys, these networker dilettantes acting out bad 4th generation white boy Basquiat fantasies, these dudes will get hit the hardest.

― tony conrad schnitzler (sanskrit), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 23:07 (eighteen years ago)

omg everyone is middle class

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 23:08 (eighteen years ago)

I still think McGinley's work is genuinely good.

― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 23:15 (eighteen years ago)

Bungee - I am definitely mocking them a bit, but I'm not just saying "WTF ROFFLE IDIOTS!" - I think they're something to talk about. The whole craze for "OOF THIS THREAD!" posts is getting a little out of hand lately - are we too cool to discus?

― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 23:25 (eighteen years ago)

I'm just waiting for something worth discussing. Your original post boils down to:

i didn't know about snow, but i like his friend's work. snow seems trite just like choe. i knew guys like them and i don't care for them. i started this thread for no reason when i could've bumped that choe thread.

― cousin larry bundgee (bundgee), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 23:30 (eighteen years ago)

I'd love to see those photos.

He has a show on now!

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 23:42 (eighteen years ago)

I think the David Choe thread was on the sandbox.

― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 23:43 (eighteen years ago)

I'm just waiting for something worth discussing

What are you waiting for? No one asked you to post on this thread.

― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 23:45 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah, that was my point. It was boring on the sandbox too, even with vahid's capt-save-a-choe. But, now we have this thread on nuilx so we can just bump this any time some puff piece about a social butterfly is deemed worthy of even more attention.

― cousin larry bundgee (bundgee), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 23:49 (eighteen years ago)

Since when is ILX above snarking at puff pieces?

― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 23:52 (eighteen years ago)

McGinley is is 50% Terry Richardson and 50% Blue States Lose. Do not want.

― milo z (mlp), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 23:56 (eighteen years ago)

mcginley is pretty cute though

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 18:46 (eighteen years ago)

I didn't previously know Terry Richardson, but from a little web searching, I think that's unfair to McGinley.

They are all rather handsome, I must admit.

― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 22:13 (eighteen years ago)

You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.