5.12.2009

whatcha gonna do with all that art you made

"...Something much more subtle than a classic boom-bust cycle is going on. The art world is punishing the overly prolific, those artists who responded (in retrospect, perhaps too hastily) to stiff demand by upping supply. “There’s a winnowing,” says artnet.com critic Charlie Finch. Who was especially productive before the recession hit? Murakami and Hirst, still both under 50, get singled out by critics, as do Cecily Brown, Dana Schutz, and a host of contemporary Chinese artists. Artists whose work is plentiful or sells in editions—including many photographers—are now seeing softer numbers than those for painters like John Currin..." ///Alexandra Peers, Little Warhols; NY Mag

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

i heard they are selling murakami dolls at target. its supposed to be a ready made store, but its seems a bit suspect to me.

11.99 for a sunflower...

hooray for ready mades, i guess.

Anonymous said...

surprise dana schutz warrants that kind of coverage...

Clay said...

What about Koons?

However, Shepard Fairey seems to have no problem selling hundreds to thousands of prints every week.

Dan Colen, Banksy, and KAWS also don't seem to have much problem.