— Some thoughts on objective criticism from Alfred Corn’s weblog
"Opinion divorced from demonstration is nearly useless, even when stated with vehemence. That is why short reviews are nothing more than notices of publication. They shouldn’t be taken seriously as reliable appraisal because they can neither quote at length nor argue in detail."
Another Caryl Burtner collection (via Halsey Institute).
“Caryl Burtner began this series in 1978, cutting the page number from page 13 of every book in her library and placing them 48-to-a-page.”
The obsessive nature of this artist book kinda blew me away. Really inspiring. Discovered on Artists’ Books Online, an amazing repository of artists’ books founded and directed by Johanna Drucker.
“Yes, President Hennessy, yes, I am happy to send you some money for Stanford. As I said, I am unemployed, but I have $108 in my wallet.”
