(In)appropriate Appropriation Artist?
This Guy Spent The Last Month Dressing Up Like Local Realtors And Pasting Himself Over Their Bench Ads. What’s wrong with that? JayZ spent six hours pretending to be a performance artist…
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What the Hell Is Food Stamp Art Doing at Art Basel?
Thanks to Paula Cooper Gallery, ABMB visitors have four more days to take in the most offensive artwork in the fair: Meg Webster’s “Food Stamp Table.” Comment: Paddy Johnson and ArtFCity usually get it right, but not here, we say. We think these issues do need to be raised, even at an art fair.
Kanye West’s “Bound 2″: Blame It on the Collector Class
Watching Kanye West’s “Bound 2” is about as joyous as romping through a stock photography website. The generic sprawling sunsets, mountain vistas, and gradient backgrounds are airless. Our two protagonists are large as gods, with Kim Kardashian reclining in the buff—though her nipples are airbrushed—playing a human hood ornament atop Kanye West’s motorcycle. These two celebrities, and a […]
ArtsyBottoms
Check out our friends at ArtsyBottoms. Arthur S. Bottoms offers a cheeky insight into “Artsy fashions spotted at art events”…
Lunch with the FT: Jake and Dinos Chapman
The not-so-young British artists on provocation, prostitution and spicy soup Jake picks up a paper napkin. “The second that Martin Creed does that” – he crumples up the napkin – “then it’s worth £50,000 or whatever. The point is there has to be some sort of syndicative agreement that if he or she does it” […]
How to Love a Fake – a response
We sometimes think of paintings as like autographs. It’s only Mick Jagger’s autograph if he signed it, with his very hand. And it’s only a Vermeer, say, or a Rothko, if Vermeer or Rothko themselves actually made the pictures. This makes good sense when it comes to autographs. A signature is a person’s mark. By […]
In Praise of Art Forgeries
Our first instinct is to marvel at the forgers’ skill and lament their misdeeds. But while forgery is very clearly an economic crime, it may not always be an artistic or aesthetic one. Forgers can even be an art lover’s friend. Blake Gopnik in New York Times
Confessions Of A Gallery Girl Pt. 10: Selling Broken Artwork
A work of art falls and breaks at the height of the London Art Fair. How did the piece still manage to get sold? This gallery girl has some confessions to make. Oh dear oh dear, when things get broken, do they ever get pieced back together the way they were? I like to think that broken objects gain personality: been there, […]
Confessions Of A Gallery Girl Pt. 9: Falling In Obsession
When loving art becomes an obsession: at a gallery in New York City, a gallerina mischievously walks off with a painting she fell in love with. This gallery girl needs more than chocolate to calm down.
Confessions Of A Gallery Girl Pt. 8: The Devil Has A Gallery
An evil gallerist reminds us how art has sadly always been used as an ambitious symbol of power. This gallery girl from Milan has some confessions to make.
Confessions of a Gallery Girl Pt. 7: Vices Of The Met Gala
New York’s annual Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art may serve to celebrate the Costume Institute’s newest exhibitions but, from experience, it is also an event of debauchery! I feel like the Met Gala’s punk theme was dreamed up by a drunk intern who knew she was getting fired anyway so why not?
Confessions Of A Gallery Girl Pt. 6: Letters Of Rejection
We’ve all been rejected before. But if you’re an artist who’s been rejected by a gallery, maybe not the most qualified individual was calling the shots. This NYC gallery girl has some confessions to make. It’s like grading a work of art: who really knows what is good or bad these days?
“Picasso Baby” Live: Jerry Saltz Goes Face-to-Face with Jay-Z
Jerry Saltz often offers and interesting take.
JAY Z “Picasso Baby: A ‘Performance’ Art Film”
This was certainly a “performance”, but we are not sure if it was an “art performance”. Perhaps after viewing the Jay-Z video (or as much of the 10+ minutes you can get through), you might want to check out the BAC Link to the Vulture review by respected critic, Jerry Saltz, who often offers a thoughtful […]
Confessions Of A Gallery Girl Pt. 5: Secrets Of The Louvre
Just came back from the strangest summer job – let’s just say it wasn’t your average internship. It’s a true story with a juicy, behind-the-scenes look at the world’s most notorious museum: The Louvre.
Damn, How Do I Become An Art Collector?
Only the rich, jet-setting, diamond-eating socialites collect art, right? WRONG. So maybe you don’t own a Yacht with a Picasso above the toilet, but guess what: even YOU can be an art collector.
Confessions Of A Gallery Girl Pt. 4: Internship From Hell
A friend has been interning at a gallery for over a year with the promise of a paid job. She was asked recently to drive from Berlin to Bavaria to drop off a work. That’s where all the fun begins—or not.
Confessions Of A Gallery Girl Pt. 3: Boys vs. Girls
Cats vs. dogs, dolphins vs. sharks, and, most notably, males vs. females: classic rivalries of the animal kingdom. The art world is is not immune and the competition is fierce. Last week at Art Basel, I heard a story that was too good to keep to myself.
Confessions Of A Gallery Girl Pt. 2: The Evil Collector
What is the downside of selling artwork: A fist fight in an art fair? Going to bed with a married millionaire? This gallery girl has some confessions to make. Every gallery I’ve ever worked for has always been careful with whom they make business with. Whenever some anonymous or obscure rich person e-mails us regarding the fresh young talent […]
Confessions Of A Gallery Girl Pt. 1
How many art collectors actually know what they are buying? What’s the best way to smuggle artwork across the Atlantic? This gallery girl has some confessions to make.