Comments on: Why You Should Read Eric Fischl's Memoir

By: Alyson Stanfield

Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:14:56 +0000

Diane: I’m so glad you like it. You’ve read it a lot faster than I did! Sounds like I need to look up Kushner’s book. I do miss having a good book in my hands. Thank you.

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By: Diane McGregor

Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:05:29 +0000

I’m almost finished this book and LOVE IT!!! It is so well written — how can Eric Fischl be such an extraordinary painter and a good writer to boot?! Next on my list is Rachel Kushner’s The Flamethrowers — about the art world in the 70s in NYC and Rome.

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Tue, 09 Jul 2013 01:14:20 +0000

In reply to Diane Mannion.

Enjoy, Diane! See what I wrote to Sara above. Just stick with it and you’ll be rewarded.

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Tue, 09 Jul 2013 01:12:54 +0000

In reply to Bonnie Pierce.

Bonnie: Oh, yeah. You were there at the height of the Neo-Ex fervor.

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Tue, 09 Jul 2013 01:12:07 +0000

In reply to Debora Stewart.

Debora: Interesting. I don’t seem to remember him mentioning the movie.
Totally forgot about that Lee Krasner book. Are you liking it?

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By: Debora Stewart

Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:33:56 +0000

I would be interested in this book and if I ever finish the one about Lee Krasner I will move on to this one. I have appreciated his honesty about his life. At one time I used a video of his in a groups for children of alcoholics. He made a movie about his life and the personal influence on his art of growing up with a mother who was an alcoholic. It was a very unique perspective of how his art helped him cope and how his art helped him heal from his past.

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By: Bonnie Pierce

Mon, 08 Jul 2013 18:33:26 +0000

I just finished Bad Boy and it was a walk down memory lane for me. I lived in NYC from 1980-1985 and worked in two galleries. Fischl travelled in different (higher) circles than me, but I really enjoyed this book especially about how he painted and his thought processes and professional rivalries, especially with Schnabel. The writing was weak in some places but he’s an artist, not a writer!

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By: Diane Mannion

Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:36:49 +0000

Thank you, Alyson… just downloaded the book to my iPad! Have always loved Eric Fischl’s work. Can’t wait to read it.

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:23:23 +0000

In reply to Sara Drescher Braswell.

Oh, that’s so sweet. Thank you, Sara. I think the book starts a little slow (lots of personal baggage), but stick with it. You will be rewarded!
Love seeing your pic with your comment. 😉

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By: Sara Drescher Braswell

Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:11:15 +0000

Loved your review! You are so well spoken! I am always looking for interesting, not dry, books by or about artists. This sounds like a winner! Thanks for passing this along!

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