http://artreview.com/opinion/summer_2015_opinion_lucas_ospina/
“The curator only incorporates works that generate political friction when she is prepared for the political debate. / Public relations specialists theorise about politics with the same self-satisfied naivety of an adolescent who wears underwear printed with the image of Che Guevara.”
http://hyperallergic.com/191329/an-illustrated-guide-to-arthur-dantos-the-end-of-art/
image by Lauren Purje
“Though widely read, Danto’s theories are not wholly beloved by the art industry. Artists don’t necessarily want to hear that their work has no developmental potential. Danto’s work also presents a challenge for the art market which relies on perceived historic importance as a unique selling point. He predicted that the demand on the market would require the “illusion of unending novelty,” later citing 1980s Neo-Expressionism as an example of the industry’s need to continually recycle and repackage prior aesthetic forms and ideas, a charge that parallels the contemporary debate regarding zombie formalism.”
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-30/why-do-so-many-art-galleries-lose-money-
“It turns out that the upbeat world of biennials and art fairs and parties is in fact a cutthroat, antiquated, deeply flawed industry hampered by an obsession with keeping up appearances and an often misguided aversion to making money.”
http://collectordaily.com/in-defense-of-ferocity/
Lee Friedlander. Nude, 1990
“When was the last time you saw a fine art photograph that you would describe as ferocious? One that had such raw emotional intensity that it seemed to slap you in the face, kick you down, and leave you for dead in the gutter? I’d say the answer is hardly ever these days, and I think that’s worrisome.”