The contemporary art scene, at the beginning of which are disingenuous prophets like Andy Warhol and Salvador Dalí, has created a tempting vision for artists: How to be “avant-garde” and simultaneously wealthy, and on top of that, also social celebrities. It is this until-recently inconceivable mixture of fire and water that is seemingly offered to artists by an art market that has concentrated powerful means for such corruption (“prestige galleries,” deluxe catalogs and monographs, publicity, servile art historians). Big money is at stake. Hence the massive dash of contemporary artists under the art market’s wings. The decline of this economically-pragmatic era is reflected in the morals behind creative work. And that is how “great artists” of the contemporary art market are born. Their authenticity and freedom are equal to their morals. -- abstract from interview.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 04:20:15 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015