Stolen art exhibit
September 5, 2006 11:23 PM Subscribe
Private Collection - an exhibit of not-so-rare objets d'art stolen from European galleries. Apparently, it's "a reaction to the commoditization of art and to gallery monopolies that price art, dictate which artworks have value, and set themselves up as the arbiters of artists' qualities," but you might find the gag funny anyway. [via mlarson.org]
Although Banksy seems to be quite the bone of contention, this does remind me of when I read that he'd spraypainted "'Mind the crap' on the steps of the Tate Britain before the Turner Prize ceremony." Also, of the Guerilla Girls' actions. I've always liked subversion done with humor.
"If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you." - Oscar Wilde
posted by Zack_Replica at 12:09 AM on September 6, 2006
"If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you." - Oscar Wilde
posted by Zack_Replica at 12:09 AM on September 6, 2006
Oh no! Capitalist market orthodoxies have been undermined! The chain of artist-curator-collector has now been disrupted! The art world is poised on the brink of something!
posted by acetonic at 3:02 AM on September 6, 2006
posted by acetonic at 3:02 AM on September 6, 2006
I like this a great deal. They aren't making strong claims for what they've done, merely that commercial galleries are often greedy taste-arbiting scumbags. In the music world the equivalent position vis-a-vis major labels is not controversial in the slightest. The way they've illustrated it is clever, funny and also full of insight.
and also,
Metafilter: the artistic act is a piratical gesture.
posted by patricio at 4:05 AM on September 6, 2006
and also,
Metafilter: the artistic act is a piratical gesture.
posted by patricio at 4:05 AM on September 6, 2006
so if I steal something from this place, where do I display it?
posted by delmoi at 4:19 AM on September 6, 2006
posted by delmoi at 4:19 AM on September 6, 2006
The question is, what to steal. I'd sneak in a boxcutter and liberate one of those coffee stained patches from the carpet.
posted by CynicalKnight at 10:00 AM on September 6, 2006
posted by CynicalKnight at 10:00 AM on September 6, 2006
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