Where’s the line between art and commerce?
Here’s an article that is thought-provoking, at least…Case of the Multi Colored Caper. Read the full article for details, but here are the last two paragraphs:
“What happened here is the art world met the commercial world and things got messy. In the art world, which I’m defining as the world within the museum walls, it is very easy to discuss the blurring between art and commerce. It is something abstract, to consider, to debate, to chuckle about, to be influenced by, even be affronted by, but there are no victims. The dialogue takes place within the confines of the museum FREE of commerce. Once commerce comes into play the stakes get higher and this is where the art world stumbled into quicksand, because when dollars and cents are involved, the commercial world is far less amused by such discussions.
In an investment one is looking for certainty. In art one is looking for questions. How can the two coexist? This dispute is a small window into questions about art that have been long debated: Quantifying art with money, the essence of authenticity and the responsibility of advertising. When the nature of the art is playing fast and loose with authorship and when advertising has become part of the art, expect more lines to be blurred and more lawsuits to be filed.”
Thoughts?
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