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FRIEZE and ZOO art fairs WTF ?, by Pure Evil on Oct 18, 2009 12:28:00 GMT 1, In my new role as the Banksy Forum contemporary art critic (just kidding) I have spent the whole week deep in the contemporary art trenches so you dont have to and I have checked out both fairs and here is my conclusion ...

WTF ?

A lot of people are making a lot of stuff that LOOKS like art but it doesnt do Sheeit for me.

There were a few exceptions however.
The galleries I liked checking out were Perez projects especially Dan Colen


and Jack Hanley gallery is a wicked place in SF that has Chris Johansen artworks for sale. I get the impression that Jack Hanley himself is a total dude and does it because he loves the art ...
www.jackhanley.com/

I saw a really nice photo of James Bond Islands by Andreas Gursky but it was $450,000 so i didnt buy it...I think its still available if anyones interested.

ZOO art fair was a bit confusing i didnt understand it although there were some really cool cut up books by Georgia Russel.



i went on a mini bus tour of east end galleries in Vyner street and Whitechapel which was sorted out by FRIEZE and I checked out the new DR Lakra show at Kate McGarry on Vyner st which is pretty cool although i prefer his older stuff its groovier.

The funniest part was going into the gallery opposite that show where there was a bunch of plastic plants in the middle of the room and the curator was explaining their meaning to two people... It cracks me up how dumb people are sometimes.

The whole weekend made me very happy i do graffiti with my bro's and I like to get up on scaffolding and get covered in paint and I don't have to deal too much with the contemporary art world its a strange place.

In my new role as the Banksy Forum contemporary art critic (just kidding) I have spent the whole week deep in the contemporary art trenches so you dont have to and I have checked out both fairs and here is my conclusion ...

WTF ?

A lot of people are making a lot of stuff that LOOKS like art but it doesnt do Sheeit for me.

There were a few exceptions however.
The galleries I liked checking out were Perez projects especially Dan Colen


and Jack Hanley gallery is a wicked place in SF that has Chris Johansen artworks for sale. I get the impression that Jack Hanley himself is a total dude and does it because he loves the art ...
www.jackhanley.com/

I saw a really nice photo of James Bond Islands by Andreas Gursky but it was $450,000 so i didnt buy it...I think its still available if anyones interested.

ZOO art fair was a bit confusing i didnt understand it although there were some really cool cut up books by Georgia Russel.



i went on a mini bus tour of east end galleries in Vyner street and Whitechapel which was sorted out by FRIEZE and I checked out the new DR Lakra show at Kate McGarry on Vyner st which is pretty cool although i prefer his older stuff its groovier.

The funniest part was going into the gallery opposite that show where there was a bunch of plastic plants in the middle of the room and the curator was explaining their meaning to two people... It cracks me up how dumb people are sometimes.

The whole weekend made me very happy i do graffiti with my bro's and I like to get up on scaffolding and get covered in paint and I don't have to deal too much with the contemporary art world its a strange place.