Finger-licking awful: when Mike Myers met Colonel Sanders
Who knew? Seems that Mike Myers has been taking lessons from hyper-realist painter Damien Loeb. Myers described his disappointingly prosaic road to Damascus moment in New York…
Art as investment: or, the root of many evils
It seems the economic apocalypse will play out in many and varied ways in the art market. In America, dealer Lawrence Salander…
Fast cars and art: the BMW Art Car show roars into Grand Central Station
New Yorkers will be treated to the questionable privilege of being able to view ‘artworks’ by some extremely famous names in a free exhibition at Grand…
When Hollywood turns: the New York art market through the looking glass
Just in time for the economic apocalypse, the almost inevitable backlash: a film lampooning the New York contemporary art world. Slated for release in September this…
Outback alchemy: mining royalties to be put to good use in Aboriginal art centres
It always makes my cynical heart (yes – there’s an ongoing theme here) swell with joy when a politician actually follows through on a…
Out with the new, in with the old
It seems that old art is the new black. So, you’ve cashed in your stocks and shares. Sure, bitter tears coursed down…
Breaking News: John Brack’s ‘The Bar’ headed for the NGV – for reals this time.
In exciting news for Melbournian art-lovers, it seems that the glowering cumulonimbus cloud that is the economic crisis may have a sterling silver lining.…
An Art Blockbuster Exhibition for the Recession: Much Ado About Nothing at Paris’ Pompidou Centre Exhibition
Planning a trip to Paris in the near future? Well, you’re in luck. For the not inconsiderable sum of 12 Euro, you can visit Centre Pompidou’s…
Michael Jackson vs. The Chapman Brothers’ “Bad Art For Bad People”
Ever had one of those “hmm… now where have I seen that before” moments? Exhibit A – Lot 800 in the forthcoming April auction of Michael…
Sign of the times.
Driven to seek shelter from the cold and solace from their woes, recently impoverished art aficionados rushed the open bar and coat-check room at the…
Art matters 