William Klein is probably the most important American artist that no one gives a shit about. Painter, Photographer, Filmmaker his work covered a broad scope. His 1956 photo book on New York predates Robert Frank's "The Americans" book by two years and should be held with equal importance.
Kudos Adam for this tribute page to William Klein; I'd seen some of his photographs over the years, but I did not know of him until seeing his obituary in the New York Times.
Yes, "This one’s a terrific little video — Klein talked to the Tate Modern..." Not an overstatement by any means. And I agree with Ron Anderson, he is up there with Robert Frank... Some people don't become household names until after they die. As my friend Harry Smith said, "The only good artist is a dead artist." [Which I found hilarious on many levels, notably the value of an artist's work goes up after they die- sort of a collector's credo, if you catch my drift.]
And lastly, I was a freak for Jean-Luc Godard's films as well, and mourn his passing...
William Klein is probably the most important American artist that no one gives a shit about. Painter, Photographer, Filmmaker his work covered a broad scope. His 1956 photo book on New York predates Robert Frank's "The Americans" book by two years and should be held with equal importance.
I enjoyed that video. Thanks for posting this. I didn't know anything about this gentleman.
Excellent gathering of obits. Liked the included videos - great to hear and see Klein himself.
I'm enjoying the newsletter Andy. Thank you. So good to just be able to just read it without everything else shouting around.
Great collection of articles etc. Thank you!
Kudos Adam for this tribute page to William Klein; I'd seen some of his photographs over the years, but I did not know of him until seeing his obituary in the New York Times.
Yes, "This one’s a terrific little video — Klein talked to the Tate Modern..." Not an overstatement by any means. And I agree with Ron Anderson, he is up there with Robert Frank... Some people don't become household names until after they die. As my friend Harry Smith said, "The only good artist is a dead artist." [Which I found hilarious on many levels, notably the value of an artist's work goes up after they die- sort of a collector's credo, if you catch my drift.]
And lastly, I was a freak for Jean-Luc Godard's films as well, and mourn his passing...
My first edition and enjoying it..... more reading when I return from holiday.