tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15365158.post4339757598853788336..comments2024-01-11T01:56:13.012-08:00Comments on Astromen!: The Cult Of Jeff Koons Must DieDon J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05468697789068504474noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15365158.post-33691643000268210302014-09-15T16:35:27.194-07:002014-09-15T16:35:27.194-07:00That was a fun read.
I think the crux of it is th...That was a fun read.<br /><br />I think the crux of it is that professional art commentators desperately wants to be in on the joke, and not the butt of the joke. <br /><br />It's important to note that the Whitney doesn't do its programming in a vacuum. A lot of collectors and museum benefactors **own** Koons pieces, and need to have them visit exhibitions for them to keep their value. The pieces would tank in value if we all didn't discuss Koons every ten years or so. That moneyed interests are setting the agenda shouldn't strike anyone as novel. This has parallels in much more serious matters. Especially considering the article's assertion of the complicity of the press and academia.<br /><br />I'm not upset that other people like the work, and I don't begrudge Koons his monetary success. There is something amusing about ripping off rich people and charging tourists $20 to walk through a couple of rooms of pablum. Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04119934661023748815noreply@blogger.com