http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/capitalism_might_be_quaking_but_the_fair Adrian Searle, in a somewhat inebriated tone—narrates the typically surreal opening day of the Frieze art fair in London today. A slide show captures some of what Searle mentions but sadly leaves out the art involving bowlsful of foxes, foot massages, and private chambers for smokers. Here, eight British artists talk about the market's affect on their work, along with lists of the most expensive living and dead artists in the world. Even artists who work in the time-honoured tradition of painting are wary of being sucked into market-led thinking. Landscape painter George Shaw likes to keep his work on... Copyright 2008 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:01:36 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss