The Squid Speaks

I'm pleased to note that we have succeeded in luring the Squid from the depths—he has left a short comment on books about the artworld (as one word it reminds one of the word underworld) which I have added as an update at the Engagé post. Just didn't want you to miss it.

Despite his fondness for tight places, Cal hates being pigeonholed, yea even described at all, but at the risk or arousing his ire I would describe him as a mover and shaker in the art world, or artworld—albeit one who moves mostly beneath the waves, far from the red reach of the sun.

Mike

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Comments

[hugh crawford]

"But after you finish Stuffed Shark, Mike, I most highly recommend that you check out Charles Willeford's The Burnt Orange Heresy, a book which, to the extent it is known at all, is admired as a noir crime novel but deserves instead be recognized as brilliant commentary on the .

Is that a play on the "The Zebra-Striped Hearse" by Ross Macdonald , another noir crime / artworld novel ? You gotta love "Burke Damis"

[George Georgantas]

Cal Amari sounds exactly like the Greek word for squid: calamari. Coincidence?

[Mike Johnston]

"Cal Amari sounds exactly like the Greek word for squid: calamari."

If only Calvin's mother had known that....

Mike

[Pak-Ming Wan]

Inktresting. I wondered what that line was about!

Pak

[NucularHolyWarrior]

The internet is doing wonders for interspecies collaboration. I salute the wise words of our Cephalopod friend. I also promise to reduce my intake of fried CalAmari in the future.

[Nick]

I was just about to Google "Cal Amari" when I pronounced the name in my head and suddenly realized that I would not be finding out about this mysterious denizen of the art world that way...