Re-read this today and was struck by your comment: "Chaet’s tone is matter-of-fact, even dry, suggesting one possibility of artistic construction after another with little urgency regarding what the artist might prefer.
Well done and fascinating. Thank you for the reference to Bernie Chaet, he was a professor of mine and I admired him and continue to admire his work a great deal.
Re-read this today and was struck by your comment: "Chaet’s tone is matter-of-fact, even dry, suggesting one possibility of artistic construction after another with little urgency regarding what the artist might prefer.
Very reminiscent of my many discussions with him.
Thank you
Well done and fascinating. Thank you for the reference to Bernie Chaet, he was a professor of mine and I admired him and continue to admire his work a great deal.
Glad you enjoyed it. In case you missed it, I reviewed a Chaet show for The New Criterion.
https://newcriterion.com/blogs/dispatch/bernard-chaet-first-light-at-alpha-gallery
That was a pleasure to read.
I think my own brief interaction with Yau, so many years ago, has aged pretty well... https://i.imgur.com/AcjPj2V.png
Agreed. That prompted me to look back at my essay "Vulgarity with a Vengeance" from the same time and situation. I think it held up pretty well too. http://franklin.art/writing/2013/vulgarity-with-a-vengeance-the-clement-greenberg-myth-machine/
Thank you for you insights and your research. A valuable contribution to contemporary understanding.
Brian