tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30618809.post2051821603537010135..comments2023-11-22T01:09:46.040-08:00Comments on myartspace>blog: Looking Beyond the Hype: Is the contemporary art market a fraud?Brian Skibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03707398699208090454noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30618809.post-39598773381459557522009-03-01T23:44:00.000-08:002009-03-01T23:44:00.000-08:00If you don't like it don't buy it that's my philos...If you don't like it don't buy it that's my philosophy and that's what I live buy. If you want to buy investments, I would suggest real estate because at least you can rent it out when your not living in it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11773470516744959334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30618809.post-37688030384207740642009-02-27T19:57:00.000-08:002009-02-27T19:57:00.000-08:00Fraud? no, but it's all an illusion anyway. In ord...Fraud? no, but it's all an illusion anyway. In order for the art world to grow you must trust that all art is legitimate, regardless of your personal taste (or common sense).<BR/>You must trust that there are people who see genius where you do not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30618809.post-36339302419489612952009-02-25T17:17:00.000-08:002009-02-25T17:17:00.000-08:00You know my stance, have taken it all my life, and...You know my stance, have taken it all my life, and in writing far before the current collapse. Modern Art has survived as it has value, Contemporary art is completely different, and I differ as I consider Bacon one of the founders of contemporary art, along with Duchamp and other silliness.<BR/><BR/>Modern art is the same as all arts of the past, about all, about being at one with the world, eachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30618809.post-19898766465962577382009-02-25T12:43:00.000-08:002009-02-25T12:43:00.000-08:00I heard before, love ,love is someone seeing somet...I heard before, love ,love is someone seeing something special in another person that no one else can see. <BR/> Well I love Art but not all Art, I could not understand how art was taught at college - and there in lies solution , you can teach appreciation but not everybody teaches it the same way one can agree on conventions but one can also disregard them. <BR/> Some of our greatest Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30618809.post-85400119258890827212009-02-25T06:00:00.000-08:002009-02-25T06:00:00.000-08:00Thanks for the thoughtful post, Mr. Sherwin. I agr...Thanks for the thoughtful post, Mr. Sherwin. I agree that there are many problems with the art market, and hope that present circumstances will result in a positive correction in the art world, rather than a complete collapse.<BR/><BR/>You highlight merit, authenticity, and integrity, which I find refreshing. I am one of those artists, and we <I>are</I> out there, who did not benefit at all fromAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30618809.post-79355503140347186022009-02-25T05:48:00.000-08:002009-02-25T05:48:00.000-08:00I think it is not just art market, but any market ...I think it is not just art market, but any market where people buy based on other people's, as opposed to one's own, preference, that shows great instability.<BR/><BR/>When you buy a market primarily as an investment, you are asking whether a painting will be liked by many people. The problem gets even stranger, as those other people ask the same questions.<BR/><BR/>So, it is possible for a few Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30618809.post-55430066457534397362009-02-25T05:27:00.000-08:002009-02-25T05:27:00.000-08:00We do need to be able to discuss contemporary art ...We do need to be able to discuss contemporary art not as merely an investment. To do this we must be able to recognize and adopt a visual language with which to speak of art.<BR/><BR/>Recently in my own blog, I've been writing about a need in the local art communities (mine is in Cincinnati) to be sure art organizations have on staff artist, art historians, and educators who can be the Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991826350178212523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30618809.post-28659368776025820712009-02-25T02:30:00.000-08:002009-02-25T02:30:00.000-08:00If contemporary art is a fraud modern art is a sha...If contemporary art is a fraud modern art is a sham.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30618809.post-29210502561256287252009-02-24T23:32:00.000-08:002009-02-24T23:32:00.000-08:00The respect for art is failing in the same way tha...The respect for art is failing in the same way that respect for religion is failing. When you take something that is based on emotion and slap price tags all over it the connection is lost. People dislike Christianity today because televangelist made a market out of it. That is why people don’t like contemporary art because people think about money before emotion.<BR/><BR/> The same idea Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30618809.post-16618005948611026942009-02-24T23:22:00.000-08:002009-02-24T23:22:00.000-08:00Media hype is the foundation of contemporary busin...Media hype is the foundation of contemporary business practice so there is no way to run from it even with art world. The dealers who don't do good for their artist are the one who don't have press. Press is everything it is the social reality you need to wake up to buddy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30618809.post-31432178750477076172009-02-24T23:18:00.000-08:002009-02-24T23:18:00.000-08:00Second anon, if you are reading this know that I w...Second anon, if you are reading this know that I will not post a comments if the blunt of the comment is overuse of profanity. Especially since the comment is an attack against your former dealer.Balhatainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812426376810899256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30618809.post-60500267627825802372009-02-24T23:15:00.000-08:002009-02-24T23:15:00.000-08:00Anon said, “So you are telling us that with a medi...Anon said, “So you are telling us that with a media team and money anyone can become an instant success?”<BR/><BR/>No. I’m saying that it is a possibility and that I think merit should play a larger role rather than hype. If the media focuses on an image often and tells people how they should feel about it there is a chance that the message will be embedded in public opinion. It is no different Balhatainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812426376810899256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30618809.post-12076040799490925642009-02-24T22:54:00.000-08:002009-02-24T22:54:00.000-08:00Some good points here. The art market of the last ...Some good points here. The art market of the last 30 years has taken to many lessons from capitalism and the market tactics associated with capitalism. The irony of it is that most artists and even some dealers are vocal against capitalism. So as you say they get fat rich on creating over exposure. But I think it is sickening because the same people speak out against big money and wasteful Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30618809.post-33763767226433887562009-02-24T22:53:00.000-08:002009-02-24T22:53:00.000-08:00So you are telling us that with a media team and m...So you are telling us that with a media team and money anyone can become an instant success?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30618809.post-63931081568949614412009-02-24T22:40:00.000-08:002009-02-24T22:40:00.000-08:00I love that you point these things out. It offers ...I love that you point these things out. It offers food for thought. Today a lot of artists are compared to Warhol and his peers. The difference is that Warhol and artists from that time did not use media sensationalism to become prominent members of the art world. They got to where they were because their art could not go unnoticed. Andy had an uphill battle and was loathed by the media at first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com