I had the time last weekend to visit the MoMA and walk through the Friedlander exhibition currently on display. Being avid photography lovers ourselves, occassional WA blogger Kaci and I were shocked to see some of the most insipid, boring, cliche, and meaningless pieces we'd ever encounted outside a classroom, let alone in a world-reknowned museum space.
We were trying to figure out if people were just impressed by his continuous work schedule, but by no means were we interested in any of his actual photos. In fact, the exhibition was so large that around halfway through, we felt trapped by mediocrity and were almost jogwalking for the exit.
I also realized I missed Groundswell when we went up to the 6th floor and saw the new Cézanne and Pissarro exhibition being finished, but that's neither here nor there.
Can anyone tell me why I should appreciate Friedlander's work?
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