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JohnJ wrote:
drofnad wrote:
...It would be fun and I think edifying to do some "taste testing" of the great & not-so-great art works without names attached, or with bogus names attached ...
I think you're missing the point that the value in the work has more to do with WHO actually did it, the scarcity of the work (ie original prints vs copies or later re-prints) etc. 'Who' did it is important because of what they actually brought to the art world that didn't exist before them.
Actually, no : I'm responding to all the hype that goes into explaining how glorious these art works are --no one says (outright) "This is great because it's <artist>'s work!" And this, um, smells-like-BS is what I think such a "taste test" as I said would reveal. In some cases, I think a big-name artist could spill the garbage on the way to the dumpster, an observer slap a labe on it ("Untitled" seems to work broadly), and ... a gallery will want it and critics would rhapsodize on the keen insight revealed ... ! Clearly, there, a "who..." but is nevertheless has the smell etc. of garbage.
For those curious about Sherman, I just found a read by economist Galenson:
https://secure.huffingtonpost.com/david-galenson/the-unique-value-of-cindy_b_871803.html
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Conceptual Revolutions in Twentieth-Century Art
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I never enter photo competitions, but I weakened and entered and image of a supersonic T38 jet, taken out of the open tail of a WWII B25. The post sunset light was magnificent as it wrapped the fuselage, the background was a gorgeous blank canvas of undisturbed water. We were whistling along at close to 300 mph 20 feet apart. One of my favorite images of all time. The client spent 20 grand for the shoot when it was all said and done. I entered it, all kinds of folks saw it, rated it 5/5, it was a popular/viewer favorite out of hundreds of submissions. It won "first loser", the distinguished panel of judges chose a shot of a women in a Yoga position, lit by one soft box hanging above her. Oh well,...................