one other note: despite the matter of limited sales, steve really liked showing at team. he preferred the context of the rough edges of the space and working with peers lisa and jose to the higher end spreads. at least thats what he said.


- bill 7-29-2008 2:04 pm


OF COURSE. I MUST AGREE THAT STEVE REALLY LIKED SHOWING AT TEAM - THAT IS A FACT

MY QUESTION IS- WHERE DID IT TAKE HIM ? MUSEUM SHOWS NATIONALLY ? WEST COAST ? NEW YORK OR NATIONAL CRITICAL ATTENTION OR PUBLICATION ?

WHAT TEAM GOT OUT OF IT -- ON THE OBVIOUS SIDE -- WAS A TREMENDOUS INFLUENCE ON IT'S THEN YOUNG AND NOW FAMOUS ARTISTS ---- AND HERE AGAIN IS A HUGE AREA FOR CURATION AND DISCUSSION.

IT'S ALSO CERTAINLY TRUE THAT STEVE WAS STIMULATED IN HIS OWN WORK BY THESE SAME THEN YOUNG ARTISTS.- DITTO ON CURATION GOLD !

PEERS CAN BE CLOSE FRIENDS BUT THEY WILL HAVE THEIR OWN AGENDA -- AND THIS IS USUALLY 3X TRUE WHEN WE'RE TALKIN ' ARTISTS & ARTIST/ GALLERISTS

YOU MAY THINK THE WORLD OF CERTAIN GALLERIES AND DESPISE OTHERS {ME TOO} BUT IN THIS CASE THE FACT REMAINS THAT, EVEN AFTER HIS DEATH, STEVE'S GALLERIES WERE- FOR THE MOST PART -UNABLE TO CLOSE SIGNIFICANT SALES OR TO ARRANGE MAJOR SHOWS --
NEITHER DID THEY SUPPORT TO ANY GREAT DEGREE THE CRUCIAL GENEVA PARRINO RETROSPECTIVE OF 2006

{WHICH THEN TRAVELLEDTO PALAIS TOKYO IN A MODIFIED VERSION CALLED "THE MARQUE NOIR " 2007 }

THE ORIGINAL SHOW WAS CARRIED SOLELY BY MAMCO GENEVA AND ON THE BACK OF FABRICE STROUN ,THE CURATOR ; & THE PARRINO FAMILY AND 1OR 2 FRIENDS . I THINK THIS IS A VERY CLEAR FACT WHICH MAKES FOR ACCURATE CONCUSIONS .
AND NOW,,, THANKS FOR THE TIME !
BEST ,,,B
- BLAIR (guest) 7-29-2008 8:47 pm [add a comment]


i would guess that steve had confidence in his work. he took solace in knowing that certain minds he admired, respected his work ...and GOT IT!. im sure he felt he had all the time in the world for the rest to catch up with him. the confrontation via PUNK-VIOLENCE and SATANIST affiliations were guaranteed to flush out the stuff shirts. that was intentional and fundamental on symbolic and literal levels. it was a matter of setting (or resetting) RADICAL standards in painting and art. ill quote tom moody here : "Sometimes nihilism does mean nihilism, prompting the people it makes uncomfortable to explain it away as career frustration." the question is not how did he survive. dont worry about him he survived just fine as long as he did. what is obvious now is that ignoring him critically kept the art world apple cart upright and the status quo in place. its easier for every one who feeds at the art trough that way. steves roots were dadaist and he died a radical. with his boots on.
- bill 7-29-2008 9:16 pm [add a comment]





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