Fw: Bruce Connor, 1933 - 2008

[Joel Weishaus]

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From: "Stephen Vincent" <step...@PACBELL.NET>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:51 AM
Subject: Bruce Connor, 1933 - 2008

> Bruce Connor, esteemed & brilliant assemblage innovator in sculpture,
> painting and film, passed away in San Francisco yesterday. Dark portrayer
> of the 'under-soul' and luminous, angelic portrayer of the 'over-soul' his
> alchemic seeming transformations of detritus were mesmeric - in Edgar
> Alan Poe needed a lazer beam transmssion into the substance of the
> contemporary, or if 30's surrealism needed un autre enfant terrible,
> Connor was an extraordinary agent. Not an 'easy dude' by all accounts -
> particularly by many foiled curators - he leaves an assured legacy. When
> the measuring of mid-Century American art is done, I suspect Connor will
> be viewed as Raushenberg's dark brother. Suggest Minimally honor the day,
> if you can find his short movies composed of found footage, "A Movie", for
> one. Not to over-do the dark imprint, Connor ran for the San Francisco
> Board of Supervisors circa 1966 in a long comic City tradition of
> unelectable musicans and artists, including Joel Biafra, lead singer of
> the Dead Kennedys.
>
> I am sure there will be many 'real' Connor orbits, Look to them for more
> facts.
>
> Stephen Vincent
> http://stephenvincent.net/blog/
>
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