tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028772964811432149.post2938307042089619935..comments2023-12-04T22:37:59.600-05:00Comments on Motown Review: Washed in Dirt: Steve Hughes's StuporVince Carducci, publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01878013059283905194noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028772964811432149.post-5186744585034937892012-05-13T09:52:27.809-04:002012-05-13T09:52:27.809-04:00Tyree Guyton! Well color me impressed. Wherever di...Tyree Guyton! Well color me impressed. Wherever did you discover him? Now there's an artist from Detroit who needs MORE exposure. Also, you're right, he is BLACK!<br /><br />I have a black friend, too, Vince! I met him at D'Mongoes! <br /><br />Face it man, part of the reason Design 99 and its spawn are "getting a bigger audience" is because people like you and Nancy Barr Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028772964811432149.post-62126818108562425302012-05-08T10:24:32.309-04:002012-05-08T10:24:32.309-04:00Right to the point. Needs to be saidRight to the point. Needs to be saidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028772964811432149.post-80925157029368183582012-05-08T10:22:20.988-04:002012-05-08T10:22:20.988-04:00Spot on!!!Spot on!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028772964811432149.post-5329016774038725342012-05-02T20:57:34.951-04:002012-05-02T20:57:34.951-04:00In case you hadn't noticed, I've written q...In case you hadn't noticed, I've written quite a bit about Tyree Guyton who isn't 30-something or white, though I can't vouch for whether he is a hipster artist. I'd also like to do something on Olayami Dabls. I have the anonymous option on because I believe you don't have to log in to use it. As far as how you interpret my mission statement, I am writing about art being Vince Carducci, publisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01878013059283905194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028772964811432149.post-26193121011962425482012-05-02T19:08:05.120-04:002012-05-02T19:08:05.120-04:00Also, the Squash House has to be the dumbest fucki...Also, the Squash House has to be the dumbest fucking idea I've heard in a long time. Maybe there's still a chance for me to get Mr. Cope to help me build a polo field in Brightmoor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028772964811432149.post-43273559385588639612012-05-02T19:01:34.236-04:002012-05-02T19:01:34.236-04:00"This blog was created to help bring art bein..."This blog was created to help bring art being made in the Motor City to a larger audience." <br /><br />I won't presume to tell you who you should write about, I was merely expressing shock at the idea that you might be "helping to bring art being made by" someone ELSE in the motor city for once "to a larger audience."<br /><br />Frankly, I'd like to know Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028772964811432149.post-79159024143698372482012-05-02T11:44:22.700-04:002012-05-02T11:44:22.700-04:00Actually I wouldn't mind doing something on Gr...Actually I wouldn't mind doing something on Graem. He's working on an interesting project titled Squash House. FYI, I'm writing about these folks because I see them as part of a specific scene that I am interested in right now. This is connected to the notion of what I have termed the art of the commons and how Mitch and Gina and others you term 30-something white hipster artists are Vince Carducci, publisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01878013059283905194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028772964811432149.post-35266547667368251182012-05-01T13:44:00.489-04:002012-05-01T13:44:00.489-04:00for a second I was like WHOA, carducci is writing ...for a second I was like WHOA, carducci is writing about someone other than scott hocking, corine vermuelen, or the design 99 people. then I realized this was all about steve hughes, another member of his beloved little insular cadre of 30-something white hipster artists clinging to the edge of hamtramck. can't wait to hear what you have to say about your colleague graem whyte, vince!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028772964811432149.post-83415696848643966292012-04-23T23:19:24.367-04:002012-04-23T23:19:24.367-04:00Been wanting to write about Steve for a long time....Been wanting to write about Steve for a long time. He's a way cool guy and getting to know him is one of the major kicks of being co-Kresge fellows.Vince Carducci, publisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01878013059283905194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028772964811432149.post-3824086011621414172012-04-23T09:49:39.419-04:002012-04-23T09:49:39.419-04:00One of the best reviews of this long-time 'zin...One of the best reviews of this long-time 'zine I have read. More people should know Hughes' writing. He keeps trucking along, just like his characters- searching for some truth in the lives and city around him, and letting us, his readers, in on that revelation and universality of life's struggle. <br /><br />Thanks for highlighting this again here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028772964811432149.post-52054944180970781252012-04-21T17:23:23.842-04:002012-04-21T17:23:23.842-04:00Yes, Perhaps the last sentence should be modified....Yes, Perhaps the last sentence should be modified. Dogged persistence in the face of calamity. I'm reminded of the Lou Reed song from the "New York" album: "It takes a busload of faith to get by."Vince Carducci, publisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01878013059283905194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028772964811432149.post-86650681623581768192012-04-21T04:21:10.981-04:002012-04-21T04:21:10.981-04:00what may look like floundering can also be seen as...what may look like floundering can also be seen as vitality. living with stunning contradictions and never giving up is love.<br /><br />-- LtDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com