Eugene David<br>...The One-Minute Pundit

Posted 10:56 AM by Gene

JUXTAPOSITION OF THE WEEK, in ArtsJournal.com:

Are We Living In A Golden Age Of Art? "Of contemporary art today, two things, and maybe only two things, can be said for sure. First, there is more of it — made in more styles and materials, by more artists who live, work and have exhibitions in more places — than ever before. Second, it doesn't fit into neat categories or hierarchies."
Los Angeles Times 10/01/06 Posted: 10/01/2006 11:41 am

A Year Of Bad Art You would think that it would be a great honor to be selected as a judge in Britain's notorious Turner Prize competition. But for Lynn Barber, who has spent the last year viewing submissions for the Turner, the experience has been terribly depressing. "There is so much bad work around, so much that is derivative, half-baked or banal, you can't believe that galleries would show it. I think what happened is that the huge success of the YBAs in the Nineties has created a peculiar post-boom glut whereby there are now more galleries looking for young artists than worthwhile artists to fill them."
The Observer (UK) 10/01/06 Posted: 10/01/2006 11:26 am