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…
Suffer for your art? Hogwash.
So, apparently, the economic apocalypse has an upside. According to David Ross, former director of the Whitney Museum, every cloud has a silver lining: “difficult times…
High-end victims of the economic crisis: Chris Burden’s newest installation Ga-goes-ians down the toilet
What is the world coming to when the failing economy halts the staging of the blingiest, goldiest art event since Damien Hirst said to himself: “human…
Hurty art market fact #3
OK. Enough with the silly, non-art diversions for now. Consider the following hypothetical scenario. You bid at auction for an apartment in a block of ten.…
Cultural overdose
Me: We still going to the Art Fair together? Vaguely arty friend: Yeah. Sure. Wouldn’t miss it. Exciting. Me: When? Vaguely arty friend who clearly cares…
Hurty art market fact #2
Another painful arty-fact derived from my research. The only really viable way for a private collector to sell art they don’t want anymore is through auction.…
Hurty art market fact #1
That lingering sense of deja vu you get when browsing an art auction catalogue is no figment of your imagination. Ehhemm.. ehhemm.. (What…? That’s supposed to…
Art matters 