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Shelley’s Scandal of the Month – Spotlight on Damien Hirst.
Some artists are notoriously controversial in whatever they do, be it their artwork itself, or the way they interact with the public. Damien Hirst appears to have both of these areas covered, and this is his selling point. Before I saw an exhibition of Hirst’s work, I am happy to admit that I wasn’t a fan, as I felt that his work was quite crass and showy. My opinion changed on actually seeing the work. There is something about walking between a cow that has been cut in half, with a calf in its gestation period. It speaks on another level about the fragility of life. There is also something…
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Shelley’s Art Scandal – Tulips that weigh heavy for Paris
You may be familiar with the artist Jeff Koons, the artist who created “Balloon Dog” amongst many other colourful works. While his works look light and airy, they are actually made of stainless steel, which has been polished and painted. Koons set to fame in the 1980 with his first solo exhibit, and since then has had pieces shown around the world, including in front of the Rockefeller Centre and in the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao. He has also received as pattering of awards and has notoriety in the industrial art field. So, when back in 2016, he offered the“Bouquet of Tulips” as a monument to the biggest terrorist attack to…
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Shelley’s Scandal of the Month – The Curse of the Cleaner
Have you ever wondered just how all those art galleries and exhibitions stay clean? You probably haven’t, as you turn up to enjoy the displays and then wonder off home. I imagine it is a mammoth task, with potentially thousands of visitors a week traipsing through space, it can be a real chore, but what happens when the cleaners can’t tell the rubbish from the artworks? There have been numerous stories which have hit the headlines of cleaners who have been overenthusiastic about their job who accidentally clean away the hard work of an artist, but with the best intentions. Now, you may feel that really art should stand out…
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Scandals too risqué to be seen?
“Scandal – an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage.” Art it completely objective. It is to each and every viewer, something different. So aside from the cultural and political aspects of life, what is it that causes the audiences and critics to deem something scandalous? There are plenty of examples of art which has caused people to be up in arms, so that motivates these emotions in people. And why, when we accept that the visual world is objective, does it sometimes cause uproar of great proportion? When I think of a scandal, I think of something with action and consequence, there…
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Boys and their Toys
I have to admit, that despite my degree, I am not much of a news junkie. I found the news in the US entirely too depressing – as they rarely report the whole story or about anything that is worthy of the attention it is given. Seriously guys? The whole nation needs to be let in on the (what will sooner than later be considered an itty-bitty) scandal at Rutgers? Move on; leave Rutgers alone; it’s not relevant to anyone that wasn’t in that video. ::exits THAT soap box:: So, when the grapevine informed me
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