smh is repetitive and the artlife is on the money
evidence as follows:
1. today i read the second review of the Juan Davila show by a SMH 'arts writer' in as many weeks!
I mean, he's great, but, please, it's a little monotonous!
Do Tracey and John go to any other galleries apart from the MCA?
More to the point, does the arts editor actually read the submissions entering his inbox?
2. the artlife's poll, (that has been running for far too long now, but anyway) is officially gospel.
the top response to Winning an art competition is is
A way to pay off some credit card debt" at 28%.
Today, Lucy Culliton said, when asked what she was going to spend her winnings from the Portia Geach on said "pay of my credit card debt"!!!*
hmmm.. food for thought.
*[lovingly paraphrased from www.smh.com.au]
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It was only after listening intently to the valuable information from a new commercial gallery owner, who used to work in other galleries in both the primary and secondary market, that i began to really understand the power of the media in the market.
a funny thing i noticed in the SMH a little while ago, John McDonald reviewed the work of some guy i'd never heard of, some undiscovered treasure, Joseph Someone who created early Australian colonial work. The next week, Michael Reid "the oracle" tells everyone of the value of the same artist! Hmmm... so, how does the market get increased values then???
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