David Hickey in the Gaurdian "Doyen of American critics turns his back on the 'nasty, stupid' world of modern art"
Doyen of American critics turns his back on the 'nasty, stupid' world of modern art | Art and design | The Observer
Hickey, is right on the "money". This really does sum up a troubling conscious current. As well as a kind of timid recognition into our unconscious past. However, history will vindicate and glamorize the day's discourse as a profound reflection of our time. Similar to the fate of a counter culture or an epic tragedy. Eventually, desensitized, prostituted and enjoyed with popcorn, nachos and cracker jacks.
Important Quotes!
"I used to sell hippy art to collectors and these artists now live like the collectors I used to sell to. They have a house, a place in the country and a BMW.""
"the art world has acquired the mentality of a tourist"
"the art world has become too large, too unfriendly and lacks discretion. "Is that elitist? Yes. Winners win, losers lose. Shoot the wounded, save yourself. Those are the rules," Hickey said."
"says he did not realize when he came to the art world in the 1960s that making art was a "bourgeois" activity."
"When I asked students at Yale what they planned to do, they all say move to Brooklyn – not make the greatest art ever."
Hickey, is right on the "money". This really does sum up a troubling conscious current. As well as a kind of timid recognition into our unconscious past. However, history will vindicate and glamorize the day's discourse as a profound reflection of our time. Similar to the fate of a counter culture or an epic tragedy. Eventually, desensitized, prostituted and enjoyed with popcorn, nachos and cracker jacks.
Important Quotes!
"I used to sell hippy art to collectors and these artists now live like the collectors I used to sell to. They have a house, a place in the country and a BMW.""
"the art world has acquired the mentality of a tourist"
"the art world has become too large, too unfriendly and lacks discretion. "Is that elitist? Yes. Winners win, losers lose. Shoot the wounded, save yourself. Those are the rules," Hickey said."
"says he did not realize when he came to the art world in the 1960s that making art was a "bourgeois" activity."
"When I asked students at Yale what they planned to do, they all say move to Brooklyn – not make the greatest art ever."
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