No kidding!
I almost would go so far as to say I hate it when museums have tie-in gift shops set up for specific exhibits. The de Young had one set up when they had Gilbert and George (which was really not worth the extra $5 exhibit fee other than maybe to see their really early work toward the beginning and very end of the exhibit), and it was horrendous. Mostly because it was like umbrellas with their latest works on it.
There’s something a little sad about seeing an artist you like neatly wrapped up for mass consumption and placed on something as silly as a poncho. How many people who wear those Andy Warhol print shirts/messenger bags actually know anything about Pop Art? From my experience, only two people even knew who Andy Warhol was (and one of them thought Warhol was the one “who painted that moustache on the Mona Lisa.”)
Maybe I just need to find smarter hipsters.
In the future, the people you think are important will be famous for at most 2 of your friends?
Actually, I can’t think of a better ‘artist’ to be wrapped up for mass consumption than Andy Warhol.
Tim wants to know if the Murikami whose exhibit you saw is the same Murikami who is a writer.
I wouldn’t think so, there is Takashi Murakami who makes the giant mushrooms & ejaculating anime figures and Haruki Murakami who writes the always slightly fantastic novels..
No kidding!
I almost would go so far as to say I hate it when museums have tie-in gift shops set up for specific exhibits. The de Young had one set up when they had Gilbert and George (which was really not worth the extra $5 exhibit fee other than maybe to see their really early work toward the beginning and very end of the exhibit), and it was horrendous. Mostly because it was like umbrellas with their latest works on it.
There’s something a little sad about seeing an artist you like neatly wrapped up for mass consumption and placed on something as silly as a poncho. How many people who wear those Andy Warhol print shirts/messenger bags actually know anything about Pop Art? From my experience, only two people even knew who Andy Warhol was (and one of them thought Warhol was the one “who painted that moustache on the Mona Lisa.”)
Maybe I just need to find smarter hipsters.
In the future, the people you think are important will be famous for at most 2 of your friends?
Actually, I can’t think of a better ‘artist’ to be wrapped up for mass consumption than Andy Warhol.
Murakami, maybe.
warhol wrapped for mass consumption: http://www.brokenoff.com/warhol.html
Tim wants to know if the Murikami whose exhibit you saw is the same Murikami who is a writer.
I wouldn’t think so, there is Takashi Murakami who makes the giant mushrooms & ejaculating anime figures and Haruki Murakami who writes the always slightly fantastic novels..