June 15th, 2010 / 8:44 pm
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Blake Butler—
Which works do I most need to read by Kenneth Goldsmith and whatnot.
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he wouldn’t want you to read any of them…
i like Day and Fidget though…
but you should just go listen to Kenny “sing theory”…amazing project…here’s one of my favorites…”Kenny Goldsmith Sings Walter Benjamin”…talk about next level shit.
and then here’s the ubuweb link to that documentary Information As Material made on him called Sucking On Words…i like the rob fitterman parts the best…
http://www.ubu.com/film/goldsmith_sucking.html
oops, i forgot the link to the sings theory stuff…
http://mediamogul.seas.upenn.edu/pennsound/authors/Goldsmith/Theory/Kenneth-Goldsmith-Sings-Benjamin_WFMU_2007.mp3
he wouldn’t want me to read any? why dat? he special
Oh, John, very right about the sings theory bit.
But I still find Soliloquy to be my favorite. Although Day is pretty damn grand to boot. And Fidget, it being close to Fidgetday.
I’d probably have to say none.
hey blake,
kenny’s been quoted saying that he writes the most boring books ever written…that even he doesn’t want to read them. i mean, it’s a really quotable schtick, but it’s kind of true…i own Day and have never attempted to read that thing…but i’ve talked about it endlessly with friends…so i think that’s what he’s getting at.
hey greg! long time dude…
oh, gotcha, thanks john
I recommend
And hey back at you John…
But Day, actually, is worth reading some of at least. There are lines of surprise that pop up here and there, albeit few and far between, just by nature of the process. But, like most of his stuff, and as you & he say, it’s easily gotten just by hearing about rather than experiencing.
But Soliloquy reads pretty well, I have to say.
And I read the whole thing.
Soliloquy is my favorite. Certainly the most “readable” — I find all of his work to be much more interesting than you’d expect, but Soliloquy is downright engrossing and fascinating.
And I’d say this is probably the #1 in fun time…
he wouldn’t want you to read any of them…
i like Day and Fidget though…
but you should just go listen to Kenny “sing theory”…amazing project…here’s one of my favorites…”Kenny Goldsmith Sings Walter Benjamin”…talk about next level shit.
and then here’s the ubuweb link to that documentary Information As Material made on him called Sucking On Words…i like the rob fitterman parts the best…
http://www.ubu.com/film/goldsmith_sucking.html
oops, i forgot the link to the sings theory stuff…
http://mediamogul.seas.upenn.edu/pennsound/authors/Goldsmith/Theory/Kenneth-Goldsmith-Sings-Benjamin_WFMU_2007.mp3
he wouldn’t want me to read any? why dat? he special
Oh, John, very right about the sings theory bit.
But I still find Soliloquy to be my favorite. Although Day is pretty damn grand to boot. And Fidget, it being close to Fidgetday.
I’d probably have to say none.
hey blake,
kenny’s been quoted saying that he writes the most boring books ever written…that even he doesn’t want to read them. i mean, it’s a really quotable schtick, but it’s kind of true…i own Day and have never attempted to read that thing…but i’ve talked about it endlessly with friends…so i think that’s what he’s getting at.
hey greg! long time dude…
oh, gotcha, thanks john
I recommend
And hey back at you John…
But Day, actually, is worth reading some of at least. There are lines of surprise that pop up here and there, albeit few and far between, just by nature of the process. But, like most of his stuff, and as you & he say, it’s easily gotten just by hearing about rather than experiencing.
But Soliloquy reads pretty well, I have to say.
And I read the whole thing.
Soliloquy is my favorite. Certainly the most “readable” — I find all of his work to be much more interesting than you’d expect, but Soliloquy is downright engrossing and fascinating.
And I’d say this is probably the #1 in fun time…
He gave this lecture a few years back which really sums up some of his intentions: http://poetrycenter.arizona.edu/conceptualpoetry/goldsmith.shtml#audio
At the same time he says that his books are unreadable, there are little typos and slight differences from the source material (I’m really talking about Day, really) that make them worth reading.
Fidget’s my favorite though, in part because it’s so uncomfortable to read.
He gave this lecture a few years back which really sums up some of his intentions: http://poetrycenter.arizona.edu/conceptualpoetry/goldsmith.shtml#audio
At the same time he says that his books are unreadable, there are little typos and slight differences from the source material (I’m really talking about Day, really) that make them worth reading.
Fidget’s my favorite though, in part because it’s so uncomfortable to read.
fidget, traffic, sports… all gorgeous in their own perverted way. I’ve done some dabbling in extreme transcription and it really does rewire one’s approach to writing dialogue.
The “singing theory” thing is mostly a goof on John Baldessari’s piece where he sings Sol Lewitt’s Statements on Conceptual Art. Not so much new level shit as shit from approximately 40 years ago. But still cool.
didn’t know that. thanks!
and on we go…
fidget, traffic, sports… all gorgeous in their own perverted way. I’ve done some dabbling in extreme transcription and it really does rewire one’s approach to writing dialogue.
The “singing theory” thing is mostly a goof on John Baldessari’s piece where he sings Sol Lewitt’s Statements on Conceptual Art. Not so much new level shit as shit from approximately 40 years ago. But still cool.
I recommend this one: http://vauban.tumblr.com/post/441339960/kenneth-goldsmiths-haitian-zombie-kitten-enema
didn’t know that. thanks!
and on we go…
I love Soliloquy. That’s the one I found most entertaining in a kind of ‘usual reading experience’ way. Day/ Sports and Traffic, are intensely boring but I actually found funny too.
Concept Poetry-wise I loved Noah Eli Gordon’s ‘inbox’.
I recommend this one: http://vauban.tumblr.com/post/441339960/kenneth-goldsmiths-haitian-zombie-kitten-enema
I love Soliloquy. That’s the one I found most entertaining in a kind of ‘usual reading experience’ way. Day/ Sports and Traffic, are intensely boring but I actually found funny too.
Concept Poetry-wise I loved Noah Eli Gordon’s ‘inbox’.