Re: art writing i like

On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 8:31 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

Okay, just fixed it.

On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Jill Greenberg <jill@manipulator.com> wrote:

Looks great. The agency is BPG not bmp, in my bio.

Sent from my Samsung Epic 4G

Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

>Okay, I've added a section on feminist theory referencing your thesis, some
>items on your website bio, and the Glass Ceiling shoot. Let me know what
>else needs to be done.
>
>On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 5:50 PM, Jill Greenberg <jill@manipulator.com>wrote:
>
>> yeah, i heard you were busy. ;)
>>
>>
>> Jill Greenberg Studio
>> 8570 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 250
>> Beverly Hills, CA 90211
>> P 310.360.6260
>> F 310.360.6202
>> ----------------------
>> www.manipulator.com

>> <http://www.manipulator.com/>
>>
>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Greenberg-Studio/312515558900>
>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Greenberg-Studio/312515558900>
>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Greenberg-Studio/312515558900>

>> On May 10, 2011, at 3:47 PM, Barrett Brown wrote:
>>
>> Will finish up with the wiki additions soon, had to engage in a PR war with
>> Sony and Congress and then got asked by human rights organization to set up
>> team to build secure forum for Iranian human rights attorneys and had to do
>> about a dozen press interviews and articles for Guardian and al-Jazeera
>> about Anonymous. Have everything I need to add feminism section, will
>> hopefully finish up tomorrow.
>>
>> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 5:43 PM, Jill Greenberg <jill@manipulator.com>wrote:
>>
>>> update?
>>>
>>> 8570 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 250
>>> Beverly Hills, CA 90211
>>> P 310.360.6260
>>> F 310.360.6202
>>> ----------------------
>>> www.manipulator.com

>>> <http://www.manipulator.com/>
>>>
>>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Greenberg-Studio/312515558900>
>>> <facebookiconmini1.jpeg>
>>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Greenberg-Studio/312515558900>
>>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Greenberg-Studio/312515558900>

>>> On May 2, 2011, at 4:18 PM, Barrett Brown wrote:
>>>
>>> Heh, don't worry about that, it's understandable when compiling info on
>>> one's own successful career; no way of doing it without talking about one's
>>> successes. I'll look at the articles present on your website and see if
>>> they'll suffice for what I need to add.
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 6:11 PM, Jill Greenberg <jill@manipulator.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> much of my press is on my website
>>>> i am in the midst of doing another interview for a magazine about my
>>>> portraits
>>>> i am going to sound really conceited with all this stuff...sorry
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jill Greenberg Studio
>>>> 8570 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 250
>>>> Beverly Hills, CA 90211
>>>> P 310.360.6260
>>>> F 310.360.6202
>>>> ----------------------
>>>> www.manipulator.com

>>>> <http://www.manipulator.com/>
>>>>
>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Greenberg-Studio/312515558900>
>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Greenberg-Studio/312515558900>
>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Greenberg-Studio/312515558900>

>>>> On May 2, 2011, at 7:09 PM, Barrett Brown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Okay, thanks. Also, adding to a wiki page can be a bit tricky; they want
>>>> sources to support anything asserted. If there have been a few articles on
>>>> you that illustrate those points, provide them to me so that I can ensure
>>>> that any changes won't be reverted by editors, please. I'll also go through
>>>> the sources linked to from the page already and see what else can be
>>>> extracted from those in terms of content for the wiki along the lines of
>>>> these aspects we want to better emphasize.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Jill Greenberg <jill@manipulator.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> my international fan base
>>>>> my skill at portraiture- ceos and celebs favorite images of themselves
>>>>> are shot by me
>>>>> my feminist art and powerful woman thing
>>>>> my sense of humor in all things
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill Greenberg Studio
>>>>> 8570 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 250
>>>>> Beverly Hills, CA 90211
>>>>> P 310.360.6260
>>>>> F 310.360.6202
>>>>> ----------------------
>>>>> www.manipulator.com

>>>>> <http://www.manipulator.com/>
>>>>>
>>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Greenberg-Studio/312515558900>
>>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Greenberg-Studio/312515558900>
>>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Greenberg-Studio/312515558900>

>>>>> On May 2, 2011, at 4:12 PM, Barrett Brown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, I'll start on the wiki today. Can you list the four or five aspects
>>>>> of your career that you'd most like to see added or fleshed out on the wiki?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Jill Greenberg <jill@manipulator.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> i edited the annenberg thing myself. you can move on to the wikipedia
>>>>>> page
>>>>>> now that you know so much about me YOU should write the huffpo piece?
>>>>>> thanks!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill Greenberg Studio
>>>>>> 8570 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 250
>>>>>> Beverly Hills, CA 90211
>>>>>> P 310.360.6260
>>>>>> F 310.360.6202
>>>>>> ----------------------
>>>>>> www.manipulator.com

>>>>>> <http://www.manipulator.com/>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Greenberg-Studio/312515558900>
>>>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Greenberg-Studio/312515558900>
>>>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Greenberg-Studio/312515558900>

>>>>>> On Apr 28, 2011, at 3:06 PM, Barrett Brown wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Let me know what you think of this for a start; I can add in further
>>>>>> mentions of your other work and am inclined to change up the last few
>>>>>> sentences a bit anyway.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Its unusual for an artist to find equal success in both the commercial
>>>>>> and fine art worlds, but Jill Greenberg seems to have been destined by
>>>>>> circumstances to do just that. Shortly after being rejected from a
>>>>>> Whitney-run photography program despite recommendations from Peter MacGill
>>>>>> and Andres Serrano, she nonetheless won her first assignment from
>>>>>> Sassy; photography being an expensive pursuit, the then-student was
>>>>>> happy to accept an opportunity to fund her other work. Another advantage
>>>>>> soon became evident as well: to exist in the commercial space as a
>>>>>> creative-class female is to gain particular insight into the same dynamics
>>>>>> of gender, power, and profit that Greenberg had already sought to examine
>>>>>> less directly as a student of feminist theory. Over time, the lessons
>>>>>> learned by the freelancer would come to influence the output of the artist.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Greenberg is most visible to the public by way of the great body of
>>>>>> commercial photography and artwork shes since produced for magazines such
>>>>>> as Harpers and The New Yorker and in ads and collateral for MGM, Coca
>>>>>> Cola, MTV, Microsoft, and other institutions of the sort. Her photos have
>>>>>> served as covers for Time and Newsweek and her unique proficiency with
>>>>>> head shots has been sought after by the likes of Clint Eastwood and Glenn
>>>>>> Close. Of course, assignments such as these translate into the time and
>>>>>> money necessary to pursue other work under the artists own terms - but then
>>>>>> Greenberg is best known for bringing those terms to bear on the assignment
>>>>>> itself, sometimes to the chagrin of the subject.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When Atlantic chose Greenberg to do the photo shoot for a cover story
>>>>>> on John McCain in the midst of his 2008 presidential run, the photographer
>>>>>> took the opportunity to depict the longtime war enthusiast as she herself
>>>>>> saw him, rather than in the literally flattering light by which politicians
>>>>>> expect to be depicted for public viewing. The result was a candidate both
>>>>>> menacing and frail; the other result was widespread condemnation by
>>>>>> conservatives as well as those who prefer that photography always improve a
>>>>>> candidates appearance rather than diminish it. Such controversy flows
>>>>>> inevitably from Greenbergs longtime commitment to activism, to her penchant
>>>>>> for violating American taboos and defiling those aspects of our civic life
>>>>>> that are too often left sacred at the expense of reason. Her End Times
>>>>>> series drew on the raw distress of crying children as a means to
>>>>>> illustrate the macabre ethos of fundamentalist Christianity and its
>>>>>> murderous impact on domestic and foreign policy alike; that the original
>>>>>> pictures were produced by offering and withdrawing candy sparked
>>>>>> condemnation from many of the same people who seek to force women to bear
>>>>>> children, implicitly promise that such progeny will be cared for by a loving
>>>>>> society, and then proudly strip child service programs from every budget
>>>>>> within reach.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> With Glass Ceilings, Greenberg returns to the set of interrelated
>>>>>> themes that have been the focus of her career partly by inclination, partly
>>>>>> by the necessity of personal background - femininity, the marketplace, and
>>>>>> the uncomfortable implications of a world in which the former remains a
>>>>>> commodity to be sold within the latter. Just as with the McCain incident and
>>>>>> much of her work in general, this project stems from an instance of
>>>>>> absurdity that occurred in the context of a commercial assignment. Asked to
>>>>>> photograph members of the U.S. Olympic Synchronized Swim Team in the
>>>>>> reasonable setting of a pool but with the unreasonable addition of high
>>>>>> heels - itself an element that heightens sexuality while hampering ability -
>>>>>> Greenberg was compelled to capture the entirety of the scene. The result is
>>>>>> a sadly relevant series of shots depicting women struggling to keep head
>>>>>> above water in a context defined by the constraints pressed upon them by
>>>>>> others. That such a scene was not staged by the artist but rather brought
>>>>>> about by the circumstances of gender and the marketplace provides the set
>>>>>> with an unfortunate poignancy that can be provided only by reality itself.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 9:34 AM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Almost done, decided to redo what I had, didn't like it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Jill Greenberg <jill@manipulator.com
>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> how is it going?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jill Greenberg Studio
>>>>>>>> 8570 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 250
>>>>>>>> Beverly Hills, CA 90211
>>>>>>>> P 310.360.6260
>>>>>>>> F 310.360.6202
>>>>>>>> ----------------------
>>>>>>>> www.manipulator.com

>>>>>>>> <http://www.manipulator.com/>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Greenberg-Studio/312515558900>
>>>>>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Greenberg-Studio/312515558900>
>>>>>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Greenberg-Studio/312515558900>

>>>>>>>> On Apr 25, 2011, at 11:42 AM, barri2009 wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Good, that'll be helpful; don't think I had it.
>>>>>>>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: jill greenberg <jill@manipulator.com>
>>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:16:16
>>>>>>>> To: <barriticus@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: art writing i like
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> you have this too, right? it has some repeated text sorry
>>>>>>>> and i have attached the speech i have just begun for the annenberg
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> here , i wrote this for my linked in bio
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Since the age of 10, Greenberg has staged photographs and created
>>>>>>>> characters using the mediums of drawing,
>>>>>>>> painting, sculpture, film and photography. Greenbergs notable
>>>>>>>> success with gallery and museum shows, book
>>>>>>>> publishing, commercial and editorial photography displays her unique
>>>>>>>> perspective with a clear voice, which is
>>>>>>>> apparent through her distinctive lighting and personally executed
>>>>>>>> postproduction. Greenberg is known worldwide
>>>>>>>> for her uniquely human animal portraits which intentionally
>>>>>>>> anthropomorphize her subjects as well as her infamous series, "End Times"
>>>>>>>> which struck a nerve in its exploration of religious, political, and
>>>>>>>> environmental themes using the raw emotion of toddlers. Her newest work
>>>>>>>> marks a return to the postmodern feminist theory that inspired her thesis as
>>>>>>>> an art student at RISD in the 90's: "The disciplinary project of femininity"
>>>>>>>> and the predetermined failure of all women who attempt to "succeed" at it.
>>>>>>>> As a working photographer she travails to straddle the line between
>>>>>>>> assignment work and her own personal work. On one notable occasion, a
>>>>>>>> conflict arose when she was assigned to photograph the Republican candidate
>>>>>>>> for presidency in 2008; after delivering the assignment exactly as
>>>>>>>> requested, she chose to speak out in the form of agit prop outtakes on her
>>>>>>>> own website, which she was legally allowed and morally compelled to do. The
>>>>>>>> violent backlash from her political art has informed this return to the
>>>>>>>> question of what is tolerated by women in our culture.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Since the age of 10, Jill Greenberg has staged photographs and
>>>>>>>> created characters using the mediums of drawing,
>>>>>>>> painting, sculpture, film and photography. She is known worldwide for
>>>>>>>> her uniquely human animal portraits which intentionally anthropomorphize her
>>>>>>>> subjects, as well as her infamous series, "End Times" which struck a nerve
>>>>>>>> in its exploration of religious, political, and environmental themes
>>>>>>>> exploiting the raw emotion of toddlers in distress. Her newest work marks a
>>>>>>>> return to the postmodern feminist theory that inspired her senior thesis,
>>>>>>>> "The Female Object" as an art student at RISD in the 80's: "The disciplinary
>>>>>>>> project of femininity" and the predetermined failure of all women who
>>>>>>>> attempt to "succeed" at it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As a working photographer she travails to straddle the line between
>>>>>>>> assignment work and her own personal work. On one notable occasion, a
>>>>>>>> conflict arose when she was assigned to photograph the Republican candidate
>>>>>>>> for presidency in the summer 2008, at the height of his popularity; after
>>>>>>>> delivering the assignment exactly as requested, she chose to speak out in
>>>>>>>> the form of agit prop outtakes on her own website, which she was legally
>>>>>>>> allowed and morally compelled to do. The violent backlash from her political
>>>>>>>> art has informed this return to the question of what is tolerated by women
>>>>>>>> in our culture.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> this is at SF moma
>>>>>>>> http://www.rsub.com/thebluedot/thenvelope/eve/fou.html
>>>>>>>> http://www.rsub.com/thebluedot/thenvelope/eve/index.html
>>>>>>>> http://www.rsub.com/thebluedot/thenvelope/eve/jill.html
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> jill greenberg studio, inc.
>>>>>>>> 8570 wilshire blvd #250
>>>>>>>> beverly hills california 90211
>>>>>>>> 310-360-6260
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.manipulator.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Apr 25, 2011, at 10:57 AM, barri2009 wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sure, I'll start on that when I get home a bit later today. Thought
>>>>>>>> you wanted to discuss first but I should have everything I need now; I'll
>>>>>>>> e-mail you if I have any questions. Thanks.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> From: jill greenberg <jill@manipulator.com>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:53:26
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> To: <barriticus@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: art writing i like
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> start on the wiki page...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> jill greenberg studio, inc.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 8570 wilshire blvd #250
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> beverly hills california 90211
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 310-360-6260
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.manipulator.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Apr 25, 2011, at 10:50 AM, barri2009 wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jill-
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Do you want me to go ahead and start on this or did you want to speak
>>>>>>>> first? I'll be around if you still want to chat via phone or e-mail this
>>>>>>>> afternoon.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:53:37 -0500
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> To: jill greenberg<jill@manipulator.com>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: art writing i like
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Can talk today. Go ahead.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 2:02 PM, jill greenberg <
>>>>>>>> jill@manipulator.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> when can you talk?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ceos /president of
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ebay
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> amazon
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> wikipedia
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> youtube
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> facebook
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> myspace
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> paypal
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> twitter
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> fyi other people who have used my photo as their head shot:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> clint eastwood
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> mark ruffalo
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> diane lane
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> lewis black
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> glenn close
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> jeff bezos (ceo of amazon)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> alex bogusky and chuck porter (of crispin porter bogusky)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> kevin reilly-NBC
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> eli broad
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> richard jenkins
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> BIG PEEPS i have shot
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> who admire my work
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> steven speilberg
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> james cameron
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> jill greenberg studio, inc.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 8570 wilshire blvd #250
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> beverly hills california 90211
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 310-360-6260
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.manipulator.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Apr 22, 2011, at 6:09 PM, barri2009 wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Certainly, I'll actually be home tomorrow so can e-mail you tomorrow
>>>>>>>> evening if you like.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> From: Jill Greenberg <jill@manipulator.com>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:07:01
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> To: Barrett Brown<barriticus@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Subject: art writing i like
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> also it is significant that i work in both fine art and commercial.
>>>>>>>> so my fine art can comment on the commercial work
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the annenberg thing needs to have a bunch of the wiki stuff obviously
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> please email me on monday to discuss. i am leaving town monday night
>>>>>>>> for a shoot and need to get the annenberg thing in soon.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> thanks!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> From: Jill Greenberg <jill@manipulator.com>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Date: April 22, 2011 4:26:14 PM PDT
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> To: Jill Greenberg <jill@manipulator.com>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Subject: Carrie mae weems writing
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> www.manipulator.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Barrett Brown
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 512-560-2302
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> Barrett Brown
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