Art with a Capital F

 by Mary Jackson (August 2008)

by the lake near Kenwood House. You turn up, and you sing. Usually you pay, and the proceeds go to charity. All good fun.  

The Sixteen, conducted by its founder Harry Christopher, you find that the stage is empty, there is a photocopied score on your seat, a CD stands in for the orchestra, and you must “sing it yourself”. That wouldn’t be fun at all. And even if it were, would it be art?

painting party:

The Times:

The Telegraph provides an update:

Tate visitors are strongly advised to look both ways before crossing the hall, although a high speed collision between a runner and a member of the public could perhaps constitute an artwork all of its own.

For anyone struggling to see the artistic significance of the work, Creed was on hand at the unveiling to explain all.

The Times:

CURATORS defended their decision to include a tape of flatulent noises as part of the rehang of Tate Modern yesterday, despite complaints from staff that it drives them mad.

combining it with a shed. As for the flatulence, this comes free if anything does, although you may have to factor in the price of a curry.

The Telegraph commented that death sells:

The Telegraph a few months ago suggests not:

Damien Hirst has established a permanent place in the annals of art history. But some of his work is proving to be less long-lasting.

One of his bisected and pickled cows has sprung a leak and is undergoing emergency repairs amid growing worries about the integrity of the work produced by modern artists, The Art Newspaper revealed yesterday.

light can stay off in a power cut; a well-intentioned cleaner can make the bed; or a tank can leak. But do not despair, Damien – simply make the leak part of the art. The leaky tank and rotting meat can conceptualise man’s failure to conceptualise within his own conceptual framework. You can charge double for it.

last year.

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