tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post6706516452468688037..comments2023-12-28T16:38:26.304-08:00Comments on ACravan: (Ideal) Madison Avenue Saturday Excursion: Exhibition of the Private Collection of Robert Rauschenberg at Gagosian GalleryACravanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-1668713008464355652011-11-06T04:40:02.672-08:002011-11-06T04:40:02.672-08:00I have imagined it and have tried judiciously to a...I have imagined it and have tried judiciously to assemble mental collections of certain objects I would most want to own. It's actually a fairly small list; I don't need to own the Getty collection. Thinking of Rauschenberg's collection, I am reminded a bit of the superb collections that Marcel Duchamp assembled (for pay) for Walter Conrad Arensberg and Katherine Dreier. Art collections curated by artists are an interesting thing and I think that Rauschenberg's must have been very good. (I assume the presence of a novelty like a David Byrne artwork must have been a gift the artist couldn't refuse, an anomaly.) I heard someone say that there are two types of "art people" -- dealers and collectors -- and never the twain shall meet, and I think there's some truth to it. Caroline and I have collected a little, but would like to pay much more attention to this in the future. My personal "collections," such as they are now, consist mostly of some fairly rare books that interest me, an autograph letter by the English writer Julian Maclaren-Ross, and a performance contract requiring the rock band The Move (I'm a big fan) to play a famous show at the Royal Albert Hall in London where they opened for the "Sweetheart of the Rodeo"-era Byrds. Some other good acts were on the bill and I imagine the ticket prices were reasonable. Those were the days. Sunday morning greetings from Chester County, PA. CurtisACravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-48742024251846434182011-11-05T07:07:10.245-07:002011-11-05T07:07:10.245-07:00Imagine having a private collection of great art ....Imagine having a private collection of great art . . .Nin Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643167108589844026noreply@blogger.com