tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38446021.post6157052136013218573..comments2024-01-08T00:59:52.091-07:00Comments on muse-ings: Roger BallenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38446021.post-59842493558390665112007-04-11T19:01:00.000-06:002007-04-11T19:01:00.000-06:00I feel the same way towards Mercedes Benz.I feel the same way towards Mercedes Benz.Robert Holmgrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692106097414753527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38446021.post-72051430071646370972007-04-10T22:48:00.000-06:002007-04-10T22:48:00.000-06:00But you've repeatedly picked up the Ballen book. T...<I>But you've repeatedly picked up the Ballen book. That would seem to validate--at least to some extent--his appeal.</I><BR/><BR/>yeah - but not enough to buy ittim athertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756179153189240704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38446021.post-54911427578369216872007-04-10T22:41:00.000-06:002007-04-10T22:41:00.000-06:00But you've repeatedly picked up the Ballen book. ...But you've repeatedly picked up the Ballen book. That would seem to validate--at least to some extent--his appeal. For my part I intregued by his work. Its ability to have feet in two different locations, the formal/artistic and the social documentarian may not be unique but it challenges non-the-less.Robert Holmgrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692106097414753527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38446021.post-11317157442959700552007-04-10T00:38:00.000-06:002007-04-10T00:38:00.000-06:00I've had the same exact reaction to Ballen's most ...I've had the same exact reaction to Ballen's most recent work, except I'm not that intrigued by it. His previous portraiture and documentary work was so strong without the current contrivance. You could sense the underlying tension, the personal and societal insanity that lurked underneath without having to resort to outright visual props and cues.Stan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17381743002180926900noreply@blogger.com