http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/for_the_mad_bomber In response to my post last week, Does Sculpture Exist? Or the Search for Traction, "George Metesky" (the name of the "mad bomber" who hit New York City dozens of times in the 40s and 50s) wrote: It's rare that you get two writers - in this case one quoting another - so specifically ignorant about their chosen (even professed) focus. The point of reference here is the hardly obscure essay "Art and Objecthood", by Michael Fried. A nearly thirty year old essay, it should be said. In attempting to oversimplify and co-opt Fried's central, landmark thesis on what he... Copyright 2008 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:40:04 -0800 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:11:06 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss pwnt lol

]]> JessB http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/for_the_mad_bomber#c596307 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/for_the_mad_bomber#c596307 Arts Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:43:56 -0800 You must not get flamed very often, Jen. So what if he calls you ignorant? It's a classic flame tactic used by people either making weak arguments or who know they don't really have a point.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/for_the_mad_bomber#c596482 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/for_the_mad_bomber#c596482 Arts Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:10:13 -0800 Except of course, LOL, when I use it on John Longenbaugh, since he actually doesn't know what he's talking about.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/for_the_mad_bomber#c596483 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/for_the_mad_bomber#c596483 Arts Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:11:06 -0800