In Search of the Miraculous
Posted by michelle on 28 Jul 2007 at 11:00 am | Tagged as: r.i.p.
I’ve been trying to gather my thoughts about the tragedy surrounding artists Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake. The way Blake apparently pushed himself out to sea is puzzling. It shares the poetry of a similar act by Bas Jan Ader [though his coda was unintentional]. In hindsight, all three artists investigated emotional landscapes that sometimes prove to be unnavigable.
Bas Jan Ader, Tea Party, 1972
[photos: Galerie Chantal Cruesel, Patrick Painter Editions]