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Friday, April 23, 2010

Visual Art 'The Art of Marketing Art in the Age of Total Economic Annihilation'

Posted by Jen Graves on Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 9:30 AM

Unseen Forces, Emily Pothast, 2010

Great piece by Emily Pothast over at Translinguistic Other on what Lawrimore Project's fate (and Chauney Peck giving her art away) means and doesn't mean for art, artists, and collectors:

Where do collectors fit into this equation? Collecting art is the act of receiving an object as a token of gratitude for investing in the ongoing economy of artmaking. Which, as an eternal game, was actually doing just fine without you, thank you very much. But which also appreciates your contribution. As soon as possible. Thank you very much.

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No matter how much some rich fuck paid for it, graffiti ain't art.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on April 23, 2010 at 10:35 AM

Tell it like it is, bro. The only thing I'm more eager to hear your opinions on than sex tips for lesbians is "what ain't art".

I disagree with the statement here, though. Art is a salable commodity, not a gift.

Posted by Fnarf

on April 23, 2010 at 11:31 AM

Art can be a salable commodity or a gift. If we disagree on this point, I think the disagreement is largely semantic. (The act of creating art objects predates the notion of market economies--or even written language--by many centuries.)

Posted by translinguistic other on April 23, 2010 at 1:29 PM