{"id":9792,"date":"2016-07-24T20:02:12","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T00:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=9792"},"modified":"2016-07-24T20:02:12","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T00:02:12","slug":"episode-178-arthur-lubow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-178-arthur-lubow","title":{"rendered":"Episode 178 – Arthur Lubow"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Virtual Memories Show #178:
\nArthur Lubow<\/a><\/p>\n

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“Photography has never been made coequal to the other arts. Yet, you might say it’s superior, because it’s more dangerous.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Arthur Lubow<\/a>‘s fantastic new book, Diane Arbus: Portrait of a Photographer<\/a>\"\" (Ecco), explores the life and death of a key figure in the history of photography-as-art. We talk about the evolution of photography from documentation to expression, the role Diane Arbus<\/a> played in that transformation, her sensibility and intellect and how she expressed them both in her photography and her writing, Arbus’ collaborative method of portraiture, her fascination with and sympathy for “freaks”, why it’s counterproductive to look to Arbus’ photos for clues to her suicide, and more! Give it a listen!<\/a> And buy Diane Arbus: Portrait of a Photographer<\/a>\"\"!<\/p>\n

“What’s important is why and how she was able to produce these amazing photographs, not why she took her own life.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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We also talk about the perils of anhedonia, the missing pages of Arbus’ datebook, Arbus’ anxiety about commercial and critical success, the new sources that Arthur uncovered, who Arbus might have become had she not killed herself, the challenge of writing a biography about an artist, and whether Arbus “exploited” her subjects. It’s a fascinating conversation about a major artistic figure, so give it a listen!<\/a><\/p>\n

“It was Arbus more than anyone else who helped instigate the change in the artistic status of photography.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Enjoy the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more great episodes! You might like:<\/p>\n