Opinion

THE HIGH PRICE OF ART YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF

people go on cruises to spend money and convince themselves that they are living the high life once reserved for the aristocracy. Buying a piece of art would certainly qualify as ‘high life’ in that no matter the bargain offered

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IN THE QUEUE AND OUT OF THE EQUATION

  The relationship between artist and gallery has been extensively documented in biographies with positive experiences, disappointment and litigation in about equal proportion and while some note a decline in the role of galleries as opposed to fairs and...

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 TITLED OR ENTITLED

The more obscure the title, the more the work assumes significance or special qualities that separate it from the pack.

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ON AVOIDING OBLIVION

Perhaps I should align myself with a social cause, be filmed protesting outside Parliament and get myself arrested as did the likes of Ai Wei Wei and the Guerilla girls on numerous occasions – but then again, maybe not.

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THE ABSURD, THE BIZARRE AND THE RIDICULOUS

Albert Camus the author philosopher was not the only one to consider that not only is life meaningless but that art is humanity’s ceaseless attempt to impose order to counter the alienation experienced in confronting a chaotic world.

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