Taryn Simon

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Artist Taryn Simon on her exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art called "A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I–XVIII"

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    1. finalfantasytown  06/30/2012 03:38 AM Report

      Human history is not simply repeated. Each time I get what I want no matter whether you succeed or fail. You are using up all resources I left. If you fail, I move on and redesign the whole new world.

    2. AQQ  06/27/2012 12:20 PM Report

      This is a genealogical research project presented as art. It's interesting inasmuch as learning about unique family trees is interesting. But the subject would've been better presented as a book, or as an exhibit in a cultural or historical museum. The category "art" should exclude things like this. I hate to think of all the true artists who didn't get this MOMA space because Ms. Simon did.

    3. blank  06/27/2012 10:12 AM Report

      this doesn't play mac not with google chrome either (can't write messages not doing well might be a while)

      http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12428

    4. SharkswithfrikingLazers  06/27/2012 02:21 AM Report

      She told us the bulk of her work is getting access and getting people to be cooperative.

      Charlie, it sounds like she could work for you.

      Her story on how China worked was very interesting. They do get things done.

    5. SharkswithfrikingLazers  06/27/2012 02:18 AM Report

      Charlie, you have been friends for 15 years and she first bushwhacked you with a camera.

      Perhaps you might share your story with Alec Baldwin?

    6. SharkswithfrikingLazers  06/27/2012 02:16 AM Report

      I see more style than substance here, more form than function yet it is very interesting.

      Dead men (not really dead but it sounds good), Genocide, Man paid in other men's daughters, Test Rabbits that are killed and more are all interesting but I think of nature versus nurture in a bloodline.

      The hardwired aspects of our brains (great new show on Discovery) and our instincts (twin studies) might help you more with "Is there a purpose or are we just repeating ourselves over and over?"

    7. SharkswithfrikingLazers  06/27/2012 02:06 AM Report

      I hope she checked with Spencer Wells:

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Wells

      He had a FANTASTIC documentary on PBS:

      http://youtu.be/OV6A8oGtPc4

      Bloodlines are one thing but the Y chromosome is even deeper.

    8. Jimbo896  06/26/2012 09:05 PM Report

      It's difficult for me to "get it" based on this interview. It, no doubt, has some artistic merit but falls way short of any signicant long lasting benefit.

    9. REMant  06/26/2012 01:32 PM Report

      I think she would have done better to have contacted some long-established families or visited some picture archives. In any case, I guess, photographers, like artists, should be seen and not heard.