Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/dec/02/saatchi-hideousness-art-world
Saatchi is one of the world's most prominent art collectors, and one of the people who funded postmodern artists like Damien Hurst (the 12 million dollar stuffed shark artist). He wrote the article linked above for the British newspaper The Guardian (Saatchi is a British advertising executive).
I found it interesting. Some quotes:
"Few people in contemporary art demonstrate much curiosity. The majority spend their days blathering on, rather than trying to work out why one artist is more interesting than another, or why one picture works and another doesn't."
"Do any of these people actually enjoy looking at art? Or do they simply enjoy having easily recognised, big-brand name pictures, bought ostentatiously in auction rooms at eye-catching prices, to decorate their several homes, floating and otherwise, in an instant demonstration of drop-dead coolth and wealth. Their pleasure is to be found in having their lovely friends measuring the weight of their baubles, and being awestruck."
and
"If I stop being on good behaviour for a moment, my dark little secret is that I don't actually believe many people in the art world have much feeling for art and simply cannot tell a good artist from a weak one, until the artist has enjoyed the validation of others – a received pronunciation. For professional curators, selecting specific paintings for an exhibition is a daunting prospect, far too revealing a demonstration of their lack of what we in the trade call "an eye". They prefer to exhibit videos, and those incomprehensible post-conceptual installations and photo-text panels, for the approval of their equally insecure and myopic peers. This "conceptualised" work has been regurgitated remorselessly since the 1960s, over and over and over again."
Read it all though. These quotes are a small part of it.
Saatchi is one of the world's most prominent art collectors, and one of the people who funded postmodern artists like Damien Hurst (the 12 million dollar stuffed shark artist). He wrote the article linked above for the British newspaper The Guardian (Saatchi is a British advertising executive).
I found it interesting. Some quotes:
"Few people in contemporary art demonstrate much curiosity. The majority spend their days blathering on, rather than trying to work out why one artist is more interesting than another, or why one picture works and another doesn't."
"Do any of these people actually enjoy looking at art? Or do they simply enjoy having easily recognised, big-brand name pictures, bought ostentatiously in auction rooms at eye-catching prices, to decorate their several homes, floating and otherwise, in an instant demonstration of drop-dead coolth and wealth. Their pleasure is to be found in having their lovely friends measuring the weight of their baubles, and being awestruck."
and
"If I stop being on good behaviour for a moment, my dark little secret is that I don't actually believe many people in the art world have much feeling for art and simply cannot tell a good artist from a weak one, until the artist has enjoyed the validation of others – a received pronunciation. For professional curators, selecting specific paintings for an exhibition is a daunting prospect, far too revealing a demonstration of their lack of what we in the trade call "an eye". They prefer to exhibit videos, and those incomprehensible post-conceptual installations and photo-text panels, for the approval of their equally insecure and myopic peers. This "conceptualised" work has been regurgitated remorselessly since the 1960s, over and over and over again."
Read it all though. These quotes are a small part of it.
gdmcclintock
Well-known
My favorite quotation from the article is, "But even a self-serving narcissistic showoff like me finds this new art world too toe-curling for comfort."
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
At least the man's honest about himself!
Richard G
Veteran
Being married to Nigella is bringing out his honest nice side. Good fun.
jan normandale
Film is the other way
I don't know what to say about Saatchi or his piece. He's terribly British though isn't he. Why all these 'nouveau riche' collectors with more money than he has.. buying art that he isn't prepared to pay top dollar for. Ah well it's not snobbery or sour grapes I'm sure. But what's that Super Yacht photo all about. I guess he doesn't have one. So sad.
I'm sure he needs another yacht after seeing that one. That's how the rich think and behave. He's right in his personal descriptives.. pompous, narcissistic, self serving.
Check out his 'competitions' it's a nice way to get good art on the cheap IMO. Clever man Mr Saatchi.
I'm sure he needs another yacht after seeing that one. That's how the rich think and behave. He's right in his personal descriptives.. pompous, narcissistic, self serving.
Check out his 'competitions' it's a nice way to get good art on the cheap IMO. Clever man Mr Saatchi.
DominikDUK
Well-known
Great Saatchi pretty much the guy behind the modern Art World (Turner Price, etc..) critizises the world he helped create. He does have a point though.
Dominik
Dominik
Turtle
Veteran
Super article. I've got to hand it to him...