Comments on: Do The Collage

Do The Collage

dhammond — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:31:07 -0800

When he's not recording more songs than Bob Dylan, former Guided by Voices frontman Robert Pollard is busy creating collages, many of which can now be seen online in an exhibit from Studio Dante in New York City.

These and more will also be featured in a soon-to-be-released coffee table book entitled Town of Mirrors: The Reassembled Imagery of Robert Pollard.

By: Flashman

Flashman — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:41:39 -0800

I laughed a couple of days ago when somebody at Pitchfork described Pollard as a 'reluctant songwriter.'

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:58:23 -0800

Yeah, what the hell is that about? Guy seems anything but reluctant... I think he's written some pretty good stuff, and I really liked his spirit. Haven't kept up with him so recently, though. I always thought he could use a little self-editing. Seems like he pretty much jots down and records everything that runs through his head! Still, ol' Pollard is cool, for sure. I like a lot of these collages too, even if they're not really groundbreaking, from an art-history point of view. Heck, I like what I like, dammit, and to hell with the art-history point of view!

By: Slack-a-gogo

Slack-a-gogo — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:48:50 -0800

I was going to give up on that gallery because I thought the first collages were pretty lackluster, but I'm glad I stuck with it becasue there are some great pieces there. I particularly liked these three works.

By: DenOfSizer

DenOfSizer — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:30:58 -0800

Let me just be the first to say it: Total exposure! Hey, isn't that Chist-uf-uh from the Soprano's art gallery? Hunh. Maybe that's why it doesn't say when and how the Pollard exhibit will end.

By: Jimbob

Jimbob — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:34:51 -0800

Pollard sure looks older than Dylan. Which makes me sad. But it wasn't that many years ago at all I watched Guided By Voices play a two and a half hour gig followed by a half-hour encore, so I guess he's still got plenty of life in him yet.

By: DenOfSizer

DenOfSizer — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:39:11 -0800

And you'd think they'd have the show on Guided By Voices Day, at least in NYC, right? (It's my favorite holiday, we should have the day off from work.)

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:06:31 -0800

The collages are likable. Bravo Michael Imperioli -and his wife, Victoria- for creating a cool little jewel of a place, Studio Dante, which looks like it has interesting stuff going on simultaneously.

By: hackly_fracture

hackly_fracture — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:07:38 -0800

Jimbob, Guy was old (by pop/rawk music standards, even indie ones) before he got "famous." Sort of an inspiration to some of us rapidly geezerfying.

By: smackwich

smackwich — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:09:40 -0800

Bob, Like you better when you're drunk. -smackwich

By: shakespeherian

shakespeherian — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:28:16 -0800

While I understand that Dylan is a prolific songwriter himself, the 'written more songs than Dylan' (no matter who it's about) always sounds to me as though it's actually saying 'is more creative than Dylan' or 'is better than Dylan.' Which is silly, because Michael Bay has directed more movies than Terrence Malick.

By: 3.2.3

3.2.3 — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:19:53 -0800

Tobin Sprout of GBV is also an accomplished visual artist.

By: jeremy b

jeremy b — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:20:20 -0800

Oh, so HE'S the Cut-Out Witch.

By: dubold

dubold — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:38:56 -0800

December 9 (6-10pm -by invitation only) & December 10 (12-10pm open to the public, free of charge) Did I misunderstand something, or was this a two-day exhibit that is now over?

By: Possum

Possum — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:48:36 -0800

It would have been nice if one of the links actually led to some of his collages. I guess they are nowhere to be found on the Web. OK, OK, so there were one or two collages hidden in the background -- and on the book cover. (Am assuming that is all his work.) Anyone got a good link -- if it's even out there? Where the collages at?!

By: salvia

salvia — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:29:34 -0800

Possum, click on the words "the exhibit," scroll to the bottom of the paragraph, and click "enter the exhibit."

By: bardic

bardic — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:10:24 -0800

As a huge GBV fan, I've often tried to explain the music/phenomenon to the uninitiated. The best anecdote I can give is that, on the back of Universal Truths and Cycles (granted, not my favorite album but there are, as always, a few really great tunes) the listing for track lengths is given in mintues, seconds, and microseconds.

By: limeonaire

limeonaire — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:53:15 -0800

Ahhh...I've waited too long to ~~have you hide in the back of me~~ see GBV on the blue again. And yes, Pollard's better than Dylan. Easily.