Feed: Culture | The Guardian
Posted on: Sunday, March 20, 2022 9:01 AM
Author: Chris Hall
Subject: The commercialisation of art and pseudo art, 1967
| Everyone was on the bandwagon, not all of them were gifted The issue of the Observer Magazine of 14 May 1967 was concerned with art and a frankly unnecessary amount of hand-wringing over its commercialisation ('The art game'). Nigel Gosling's introduction was waspish: 'With craftsmanship playing a lower role in art, candidature for acceptance as a serious artist becomes easier and easier. In this situation normal laws and practices of the market place raise their heads, and often they are considered ugly ones. |