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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Art and Democracy


So Damien, the great democrat, has auctioned off his new work for US$125 million in his first session at Sotheby's on Monday with more to come. Sotheby's said Monday's total of $127 million smashed the $20 million record for a single artist set in 1993 for 88 works by Pablo Picasso. Hirst, who believed his auction to be a more democratic way to sell art, was of course overjoyed for all those who care for art: "I love art, and this proves I'm not alone and the future looks great for everyone."




My old buddy Charles Thompson the Stuckist understands this better than most: "Sometime in the future people will be laughing their heads off at all this. Actually, quite a lot of people are right now. One of them is Damien Hirst, on his way to the bank."

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

But...is it art???

Gerard Beirne said...

Mary, you and I have been around long enough to recognise a confidence trick when we see one!

Bakin Rapscallion said...

It makes the gold-dipped haggis I purchased seem unsubstantial.