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Quirky, elusive, eccentric – these are some of the words that have been used to describe Tuttle. The critic-curator Dave Hickey once called… |
Quirky, elusive, eccentric – these are some of the words that have been used to describe Tuttle. The critic-curator Dave Hickey once called Tuttle’s work precious because the objects-a palmsize paper cube, a plywood panel eleven inches square-are so small, seemingly delicate and ephemeral. Robert Storr, professor of modem art at New York University, counters, "What’s wrong with being precious? Watteau was precious. He was also brilliant. It’s the old butch-femme prejudice we have in our culture. We get stuck with the macho idea of the artist, when we need to get away from a lot of chest-pounding conceits."
