tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331898846451986329.post763996573151392630..comments2023-12-08T18:50:05.172+09:00Comments on everything is dangerous: Roberta Smith on Jeff Koons' art of simulated sexSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17677051866155677064noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331898846451986329.post-72746314834881657702011-10-03T00:30:26.110+09:002011-10-03T00:30:26.110+09:00Smith, who writes well about art, indicates a prob...Smith, who writes well about art, indicates a problem with Koons not being gussied up for the images and that being typical of pornography geared toward men. So why can't this be a strength of his "Made in Heaven" series? Koons could be acknowledging the audience dynamics of pornography. The male actor can be a cypher because he is intended to be a blank screen onto which a male viewer projects himself in order to better imagine having sex with the actress.Scott Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185977061159785550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331898846451986329.post-73037798231604485932010-11-26T20:31:01.697+09:002010-11-26T20:31:01.697+09:00'Seminal'is another great word too. Not of...'Seminal'is another great word too. Not often used for women artists though.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677051866155677064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331898846451986329.post-88725981377329151142010-11-26T08:28:07.312+09:002010-11-26T08:28:07.312+09:00Those are terrific quotes. I have always found muc...Those are terrific quotes. I have always found much of Koons' work infantile and seminal in the worst way, and Roberta's review said it all so well.Avery Cassellnoreply@blogger.com