Jamie over at
Supertouch blog has a very, very interesting blog about an huge "art show" happening in LA. The gist being that the "artist" followed the careers of mega hype magnets such as Banksy and then decided to be an artist himself. Is it parody or is it not very good art? Is the art world so screwed that this guy REALLY just made half a mil? I have to say mostly I was impressed with what Jamie wrote, I have a soft spot for anyone who calls bullshit on stuff, especially the amorphous world of art economics.
Check it out and feel free to let me know what you think!
From the show. By the way- the other thing I hate as much as car commercials are "Pop Art Marilyns". I hate them so much I almost get a headache just thinking about it. Not even Leonard Nimoy can save it.
5 comments:
Wait.
Just because this guy falls off the crépe truck, sells a half million dollars worth of brilliant paint-by-pop-art-number paintings - you turn into some kind of art critic?
What, do you write art books and journals or something? I mean, come on. Excuse me if I don't put much stock into your rant here.
It sounds like you want people to appreciate art art because it's technically sound, has a message, or displays some kind of originality.
Don't you understand that's all BS, and the true gauge of how 'good' art is, is how much it costs.
Ugh.
OK, I have to get back to my tall glass of Kool-Aid and a DVD rental of Britney Spears' 'Crossroads.' I'm going to take a minute to stare at my $7000 Banksy 'Morons' print first, though.
... Oh, and welcome back Kirsten.
I kinda dug the Spock/Marilyn, pretty funny. I see so many people ripping off other more successful artists styles and themes but still getting recognition and magazine time, is this guy any different? I only hate him as much as I admire him for pulling his little scam off.
OK, I'll drop the over the top sarcasm that I put forth first. First, thanks Kirsten for seeking out good art, for being a conduit of that - in so many ways - to the fans, and for looking out for all the 'little guys' who are too busy producing great work to put together such an elaborate stunt as this.
This show had to have been a big tongue in cheek gag.
First, who in the world is this "Borat' looking character, and what's up with the ridiculous quotes from Banksy and Shepard Fairey on his website?
Who financed this project? It had to have taken serious bucks to put this together.
I find it questionable that this guy's style isn't just all over the place, but - it also looks like the styles of the folks who're already famous for making works real similar to these.
I think there's more to the story than we know already.
Is this parody? I think so. Parody of parody, even.
Is this not very good art? Yes.
Is the art world really this screwed? I'm afraid so!
Keep on' being a foot soldier in the Ryden revolution, and look on the bright side... Disco gave us punk!
Very interesting, indeed. Good example to use in a discussion going on this week on appropriation. Thanks for calling this out.
Ugh. The scary thing is that this BS looks exactly like the stuff filling NYC's museums recently, so I can't even take comfort in some sort of "well, that's Hollywood for ya" shrug-off. Sounds like this Mr. Brainwash is laughing all the way to the bank, but that doesn't make it any less appalling. I'd like to read the results of a poll of all those people in line to know what percentage actually thought they were seeing something "cutting edge." High? Low? Wouldn't it be great to see a line like that at a gallery just because the art inside was, you know, good (as opposed to hyped)?
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