Prices for contemporary art

[Ignat]

Interesting article.
I think the separation is not one, two of them. There is "the art of excellence", is "the art concepts. But Koons - it is neither one nor the other. This is the art of surplus value in its pure form.

I think is very simple and vulgar. From a commercial point of view, urinal initially seemed to be less advantageous than that of any picture. Difficult customer vparit per million. But it is very useful to artists, pissuaristam (Nitsche do not need denyuh sea, plus a cool postebatstso) and especially the art-dealers (since eliminated any side "nonsense" like the need for an artistic taste and flair, plus the opening shown in the article the broadest possible to steer the market , financially attractive manner). In some ways turns the market experiences an art dealer, and what could be nicer than receiving money for their impressions?

And they share the case "raised". Consumers were led to believe that this - the high art (in the sense of high investment grade rating). And some customers that only need. I want to say that there was unlikely that someone had illusions. And "the artists, both sellers and buyers from the outset to understand the essence of a purely commercial manufactured goods.
It turned out, as there has already been said, the pyramid. And the pyramid depends on the reality, even much less than the stock market or real estate. And thus, unlikely to fall.

And the last stage is that the concepts also dismiss as unnecessary. Black Square was - albeit, in the opinion of some, strange - a consequence of the metaphysical search for the artist. And even the urinal, I guess.
The egg symbolizes that Koons only one thing: that surplus value can create itself. Balm to the souls of the bourgeoisie, sorry for the involuntary Marxism.

This is actually a very beautiful shnyaga. But admiration is not a single individual Koons, and the whole system as a whole. It turns like a giant marketing department, which shows that the marketing of goods do not need, you need only minimal character to make money out of nothing. Transcendental marketing. The metaphysical character of the global financial system. Even the stock market is resting, there is even the expectations of trends in the real sector of trade, but here - just nothing.
In this sense the market "modern art" - in itself a splendid artistic phenomenon.

And I would have to place these "artists" did one simple thing. At the auction would have sold the void, so the 10 million. I do not mean blank canvas or a book, but simply - nothing. The buyer would have received all the necessary docks, bought the emptiness of such a brand "artist." Then you can resell these docks, if the price rise. And you can set at home, with the corresponding plate and pedestal, of course. Otherwise, guests will be hard to see this wonderful work of art.
Interestingly, none of them did not do? I just do not know.

Сообщение от K-Maler

On this subject, there are other opinions. Some authors think that is deliberate campaign to oust the traditional arts, which are always closely linked to the specific country and a very specific preferences of its inhabitants, that is unprofitable for the global market.

This way, too. The only thing I would not say that the action "deliberate", it turns out conspiracy.
Or so. The notion of "deliberation" implies that some people are doing something that could not do if they have good will. So, could not. The system will still make.
Another issue that some people are probably well aware what they do.