Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Gopnik on Eva and Franco Mattes

Blake Gopnik has a really fascinating article here.
It's not easy to impress an art critic these days.

So how about a piece of contemporary art that consists of fragments stolen from priceless major modern works? My head's still spinning.
As my good bud Bailey says, I find it interesting that Blake seems to be suggesting that since these artists have stolen artistic materials to create their own work of art from those materials, that it will no longer be necessary for others to do the same thing.

We both think that the fact that the Mattes did this is now an open invitation to other artists to one-up them.

Fascinating nonetheless...

1 comment:

  1. More mind games for self-designated "artists" who wannabe famous and art critics who exploit them. What does this have to do with real & honest art, created by artists who have actual skills they've honed over years? Absolutely nothing!

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