Slog - Comments on Alternatively, On Mother's Day: Chuck Close http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/alternatively_on_mothers_day_chuck_close Chuck Close's Self-Portrait (2006), 103 by 79 inches, jacquard tapestry based on a daguerreotype In next week's paper, I've got a piece coming out about Chuck Close, who right now has a show at Tacoma Art Museum with the poet (and his old friend) Bob Holman. But before that, this weekend, Close will be in town, at the Pantages Theater in Tacoma, giving an informal talk with Holman (Sunday at 2 pm), and the two of them together are said to be something like Laurel and Hardy, so get down there. ("It's a dog and pony show, and I'm... Copyright 2008 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:47:07 -0800 Fri, 09 May 2008 17:50:27 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Gurldoggie The word "genius" gets thrown around a lot, but in Close's case it's true. He is possessed by a spirit of exceptional ability and intelligence. And the dude kept working even when paralyzed from the neck down! A genius! Sadly I'll miss this talk, but I'm looking forward to your report.

]]> Gurldoggie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/alternatively_on_mothers_day_chuck_close#c1021114 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/alternatively_on_mothers_day_chuck_close#c1021114 Visual Art Fri, 09 May 2008 11:06:50 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I'm gonna agree with Gurldoggie here. Close is a maniac of ideas. Daguerrotypes are a cool idea; running them through a jacquard loom -- one of the coolest things ever invented -- is sublime.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/alternatively_on_mothers_day_chuck_close#c1021689 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/alternatively_on_mothers_day_chuck_close#c1021689 Visual Art Fri, 09 May 2008 17:50:27 -0800