Anyone who's ever been to St. Louis, MO knows the name David Bonetti, the city's one and only art critic. Personally, I don't think Bonetti is much of a writer. I've heard others call him a rascist, a dick, and totally glib. Recently, Bonetti was part of an art critic smack-down after writing a scathing (and again, not very well written) review of artist Cindy Tower's show of paintings at Sheldon Galleries. Cindy fired back with a YouTube video promoting a device she called the "Bonetti Cheese Cutter." The local papers had a field day, publishing articles like the point-counter-point which appeared in the Riverfront Times. Most recently, Art in America published a glowing review of Cindy's show, just to round out the criticism.
Riverfront Times & YouTube video: ttp://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2009/03/the_egomaniac_artist_and_the_farting_art_critic.php
St. Louis Post -Dispatch: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/reviews.nsf/art/story/494471f1c7e720f2862575750079ba75?opendocument
Art in America: http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/reviews/cindy-tower/
But don't let ANY of these jerks tell you what to think, see Cindy Tower's work for yourself: http://cindytower.com/ (We here at F***ART may be a little biased. It's no secret that we like flatulence jokes.)
I'm unsure why anyone, including Cindy cared what Bonetti said... I just didn't get it.
ReplyDelete"I've heard others call him a rascist, a dick, and totally glib." ...really? Who said that- the other girls at the lockers?
ReplyDeleteC'mon Ladies- try harder!