Courtney Love furious over missing Polly Morgan art

Musician and actress Courtney Love was the proud owner of an art piece created by British artist Polly Morgan-- note was. Apparently a shipping crew disposed of the untitled piece-- valued at $11,800-- while packing Love’s belongings. Love had been in the process of moving from Malibu to the Hollywood Hills.

Love had entrusted responsibility of her belongings to her personal assistant-- who was fired after the mishap. Sources close to Love have stated that she viewed the work by Polly Morgan as “priceless” and “irreplaceable”. The work of art involved a preserved young bird placed within a matchbox. The crew removed the pedestal the piece was displayed on without any trouble.

An example of Polly Morgan's art-- Testament (Robin), 2007

Polly Morgan is a British artist who utilizes taxidermy within the context of her work. Polly creates still lives with animals as her subject-- which she places in unexpected scenes. By observing these pieces the viewer is encouraged to look at the animals as if for the first time. The preserved animals are either road casualties or have been donated to the artist by pet owners and vets after natural or unpreventable deaths. Polly Morgan is rapidly becoming a name to watch among a new generation of British artists.

Polly Morgan's collectors include Kate Moss, Vanessa Branson, Damien Hirst, and Charles Saatchi. The piece that Courtney Love owned was a commissioned piece. I interviewed Polly Morgan for myartspace.com in November of 2008.

Art Space Talk: Polly Morgan -- Myartspace Blog
www.myartspace.com/blog/2008/11/art-space-talk-polly-morgan.html

Links of Interest:

Love 'fuming over scrapped art'
www.9wsyr.com/entertainment/story/Love-fuming-over-scrapped-art/LCqryJrqD0e7enw8TkA3jw.cspx?rss=118

Courtney Love's £8,000 dead bird 'art' binned by removal men
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/5108935/Courtney-Loves-8000-dead-bird-art-binned-by-removal-men.html

Polly Morgan’s website
www.pollymorgan.co.uk

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Brian Sherwin
Senior Editor
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The Outsiders

Steve Lazarides presents The Outsiders

Gallerist Steve Lazarides, who began his career as a car salesman and factory worker in the UK, may very well be the New York art world's sensation of the moment due to his controversial exhibit titled The Outsiders. British artists who have utilized satire in order to explore American iconography dominate the exhibit. The exhibit includes works by Polly Morgan, Jonathan Yeo, and Antony Micallef. Lazarides runs two galleries in the UK and is the agent of Banksy. Rumor has it that Lazarides is seeking a permanent gallery space in New York.

Lazarides utilized a disused space in the Bowery in downtown Manhattan in order to open The Outsiders exhibit late in September. Since that time the show has had more foot traffic than the recent Gilbert & George retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Over twenty thousand people have viewed the exhibit so far-- including Damien Hirst who purchased a portrait of Paris Hilton composed of pornographic images by Jonathan Yeo for $40,000. The Outsiders will come to a close on October 31st.

Links of Interest:

www.lazinc.com

www.antonymicallef.com

www.jonathanyeo.com

www.pollymorgan.co.uk

Take care, Stay true,

Brian Sherwin

Senior Editor

www.myartspace.com