Comments on: Diary of a Crazy Artist: Art in America Is Just Like the Khmer Rouge

By: M WAHEED JADOON

M WAHEED JADOON — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 06:46:43 +0000

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By: Ferne Ludwick

Ferne Ludwick — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:24:29 +0000

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By: sp reid

sp reid — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:41:03 +0000

To answer your question, no it is not crazy to be talking about this stuff. What is crazy is that more people don’t see the real reality who have the ability to put it out there like you do. Also is crazy when people speculate and invent things that are not true, thereby trying to make themselves seem wise. This seems to go on everywhere. It’s called ‘leading the masses’ and the leaders are self appointed and everywhere and they are simply trying to bloat their own egos. You are not crazy because you write about this and expose it, and you also draw them out in the comments sections sometimes heh heh. good job Chris!

By: Chris Cobb

Chris Cobb — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:55:58 +0000

@M.K Hajdin – So are you saying that you feel I am making fun of struggling artists by writing about social justice issues, defending Occupy Wall Street and attacking Art in America? Sure.
And while I don’t mind being criticized, I would ask that you be more clear in the future so I can actually address your grievances. For example, what would SFMOMA need to do for emerging artists so that it would be “enough” in your view? I am actually curious to know what that would be.

By: M.K Hajdin

M.K Hajdin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:10:51 +0000

I couldn’t agree more, Chris, though you’re working for a fairly elitist organization there yourself when it comes to supporting emerging artists.

I wonder if SFMOMA hired you to pay lip service to struggling artists so they can sit back and think they’ve done enough? At least they’re not making silly comparisons to the Khmer Rouge.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:03:13 +0000

THANK YOU for this Chris. I am curious what other art periodicals on or offline you or others look at, aside from Open Space (!)– via you and other columnists — are regularly addressing issues of economic unfairness in the arts?

By: Vance Maverick

Vance Maverick — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:33:46 +0000

I left a comment, to see if they would delete it. Sure enough, it was scrubbed within 15 minutes. Pretty low.