I wish I could walk in there, kick everybody else out of the gallery, and experience it firsthand. Postcard hearts! Pinochio! Santa! Tools! Puppets! Books! Let me at 'em!!!
The tool drawings feel the strongest, perhaps because they don't carry the baggage of santa or pinoc. Or, they just carry a manlier baggage, which sits better with me.
An interesting series of interviews dating from the 1970's between Barbaralee Diamonstein and New York artists has just been released by the Video Archive of the Duke Univ. Libraries and posted here on YouTube. The 28 min. interview with Jim Dine can be viewed at
It is impressive how Jim Dine managed to invent new stuff. In the past, I thought he was falling into the repetitive (hearts, bathrobes...), but from this show, I am proved completely wrong. A major artist he is (the Pinocchio room...). One of your best videos, James: you were able to show us what great art is.
This exhibition looks more interesting from a distance. Pores and blackheads were all I saw at the magnification of the large pieces. Litter. As always, I was impressed with how well you handled another interview with the noble and self-important. Thanks, thanks, thanks.
Residue is totally the right word....I like his stuff, I see it as reveling in the aesthetic residue of championed contemporary art (I see Jeff Koons, and Paul McCarthy; a translation of that work as poetry?)
Thanks for posting this video James. I was just in NYC last week and was sound to find out that I was going to miss this opening. I'm curious to know if you are aware that Jim lives in eastern Washington, Walla Walla if I remember correctly. Is that not near where you grew up in Idaho? I thought that you two might have connected on that. I like pointing this out as I am from Montana and feel proud to represent the northwest as an artist. Thanks again for the effort.
James were you the model for the Pinocco nose???
boscobear33 2 years ago
I wish I could walk in there, kick everybody else out of the gallery, and experience it firsthand. Postcard hearts! Pinochio! Santa! Tools! Puppets! Books! Let me at 'em!!!
KimCheeMa 3 years ago
The tool drawings feel the strongest, perhaps because they don't carry the baggage of santa or pinoc. Or, they just carry a manlier baggage, which sits better with me.
Thanks James!
davidfstarr 3 years ago
i love Jim Dine, this video just reinforces it.
chandru1103 3 years ago
An interesting series of interviews dating from the 1970's between Barbaralee Diamonstein and New York artists has just been released by the Video Archive of the Duke Univ. Libraries and posted here on YouTube. The 28 min. interview with Jim Dine can be viewed at
watch?v=9QJpESM5c3c
nemastoma 3 years ago
Jim Dine. So pleasant to see this one.
As Spawn said some videos back- God Bless us all.
Thank you James Kalm. Best-
LawrenceCharlesMille 3 years ago
o there's ada,
that's really funny.
seintzeit 3 years ago
It is impressive how Jim Dine managed to invent new stuff. In the past, I thought he was falling into the repetitive (hearts, bathrobes...), but from this show, I am proved completely wrong. A major artist he is (the Pinocchio room...). One of your best videos, James: you were able to show us what great art is.
claureic 3 years ago
thanks james...the 'art nerd porno' bit was very very funny...great to see these guys that I've only ever read about...love your efforts
2s2s2ss 3 years ago
This exhibition looks more interesting from a distance. Pores and blackheads were all I saw at the magnification of the large pieces. Litter. As always, I was impressed with how well you handled another interview with the noble and self-important. Thanks, thanks, thanks.
spawndawnacl 3 years ago
your reports are fantastic!
raeart 3 years ago
Residue is totally the right word....I like his stuff, I see it as reveling in the aesthetic residue of championed contemporary art (I see Jeff Koons, and Paul McCarthy; a translation of that work as poetry?)
MrPixies 3 years ago
Thanks for posting this video James. I was just in NYC last week and was sound to find out that I was going to miss this opening. I'm curious to know if you are aware that Jim lives in eastern Washington, Walla Walla if I remember correctly. Is that not near where you grew up in Idaho? I thought that you two might have connected on that. I like pointing this out as I am from Montana and feel proud to represent the northwest as an artist. Thanks again for the effort.
jahuyser 3 years ago
I love Jim dine big fan of his work, thanks so much for this James. Awesome...made my day, even my year!
CapricornArtist73 3 years ago