Thanks. I've done a post about the Times' mythologizing.

It bugs me a bit to see this hype process unfolding, and the uncritical use of the quote from Jose.

I'm guessing the writer googled Parrino, saw what you and others had written about Parrino's recycling process, and then used that as "evidence" that he rarely sold.

I'm counting at least 25 solo shows not at Team, which suggests he didn't lack attention in his lifetime.

- tom moody 7-27-2008 11:37 pm


BILL & TOM --
I'M GLAD TO SEE AN INTEREST IN STEVE & THAT YOU BOTH HAVE SOME PIECES OF THE PUZZLE.
A CLEAR AND MORE ACCURATE RECORD OF THIS ARTIST IS SORELY NEEDED --- PARTLY BECAUSE FACTS WILL DISPLACE MOST OF THE CHITTERING ON PARRINO'S SALES--- THIS ISSUE ,AND DISPARAGING THE GAGOSIAN ENTRY, BOUNCE AROUND IN A RELATIVE VACUUM DEVOID OF ALL BUT SOME WORN MARKET TID-BIT OR AUCTION RESULT
FOR EXAMPLE ; IT'S TRUE THAT AFTER A HOT STREAK IN THE 80'S , PARRINO SOLD FEW PAINTINGS IN THE 90'S OR THE 00'S WHETHER IN NY OR EUROPE
STEVE WAS FIERCELY LOYAL TO A SMALL GROUP OF DEALERS WHO-- FOR A VARIETY OF SPECIFIC REASONS-- DID NOT PRODUCE SALES FOR HIM
HOW DID HE SURVIVE ? WHAT PAID THE BILLS ? AS IT HAPPENS I KNOW SOME OF THAT STORY AND I CAN TELL YOU IT IS IRRELEVANT. WHAT WE NEED IS : TO KNOW ABOUT THE SHOWS ! --LIKE THE GREAT DANNY NEWBURG SHOW {1993 ?} --- JOHN GIBSON -- THE NICKAS HISTORY --
THE PERFORMANCE AT PAULA COOPER--- COLLABORATION WITH CADY NOLAND---- STEVE DI BENEDETTO --- MIKE SCOTT --- THE GENEVA HISTORY --THE LYON HISTORY AND ON AND ON
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CAREER - THE WORK ; WE SEE A MASTER IN NEED OF A GREAT DEAL OF RESEARCH AND A MAJOR AMERICAN RETROSPECT --WE'RE WORKING ON IT, CAN YOU GUYS HELP ? YOU WOULD BE WELCOME !
BACK , IN CLOSING, TO GAGOSIAN ----- YOU MAY KNOW BUT I'LL TELL YOU ANYWAY THAT THEY CAN MAKE WAY MORE MONEY ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN PARRINO ; THEY'RE IN IT BECAUSE THEY RECOGNISED THE POWER OF THE WORK ,....... THEYR'E IN IT FOR THE PRESTIGE !
--- BEST --B



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