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photophobia found
Photography. What is it about the medium that puts fear in the hearts of artists and curators? You’d swear it’s the equivalent of a silver bullet to werewolves given the reasons why photography isn’t allowed in galleries. The backwards thinking of the art industry is one of self-destruction, with every opportunity to get the word… (read more)
revealing the obvious
Eberhard Havekost; every heard of him? Me neither. Knowing who he is, at this point, is unimportant as he’s unlikely to be remembered by anyone in say 10-20 years. But Eberhard Havekost deserves a look, if only to be example-boy for What’s Wrong With Contemporary Art. Let’s get the process out of the way first…. (read more)
give us back the russians
Attention all aliens from extragalactic nebula outside Earth’s Solar System (third planet from our sun, in the Galaxy called the Milky Way). Consider this a human plea for what was at one time, righteously ours, and to many people, fondly remembered. We would like to have our Russians back please. The ones that were on… (read more)
simian’s theorem of grasp
In order to further assist artists with their efforts in gaining a following and thus increasing their importance to the brotherhood of man, I thought to create a mathematical model that explicitly describes a winning formula. “Simian’s Theorem of Grasp” is a useful device for eliminating those individuals, who, in the end, don’t matter enough… (read more)
maybe someone will mistake me for a creative person
Forget about the art, the point of London’s annual Frieze Art Fair is to be an affected part of the art. It’s now my favourite thing about this typically posy British art fair – the living, breathing, accountants during the week, cool guys by weekend, semi-conscious sculptures milling around casually as cute art collectors. What… (read more)
stop following me!
Just how far would an artist go to alienate his followers, to the point of eliminating even the mildest of interest in the work? I can guess your first response. I’m discounting the witless wonders who produce harebrained art while claiming canonical importance, when nearly every left and right brain thinker (not including the sycophants… (read more)
help wanted: indolence necessary
Want a job? I know, you’d think in these desperate times what job could possibly be so readily available. Unemployment stretching toward 10% in the US, skyrocketing toward 8% in the UK, and probably just as bleak on the European continent, how could such an unforeseen opportunity exist? What, the fleeing Third Worldians from Calais… (read more)
art for one
Attention all artists: stop the inconsequential discussion with yourselves in the secluded and singular vacuum World Of One. The reason nobody understands what you’re doing is very simple to explain: your work doesn’t mean anything to anyone but you. This is not public art. It’s not even contextual art. It’s Art for One. I hope… (read more)
Art World is on another planet
Sorry, this one is too short by a guilty mile, but I had to get it in before my eyes rolled rightside in my head. In the June/July issue of Art World is an interview with Carl Andre; a guy who uses bricks and mortar like no brickie could. Here’s the quote verbatim, from the… (read more)