Wednesday, 12 November 2008

Neo-Expressionism

Jean-Michel Basquiat - Tobacco vs Red Chief (1981-2)The latest tosh at Tate Modern is UBS Openings: Paintings from the 1980s, It opened today and continues until 13 April 2009. The Tate claims this show offers an opportunity to re-appraise Neo-Expressionist painting a quarter of a century after its emergence. Thanks, Tate. If this is the best the show can do - Jean-Michel Basquiat's Tobacco vs Red Chief (1981-2) - it's a wasted re-appraisal of outmoded tripe by untalented hacks. Rubbish, but free. Why bother, unless you're a member of the Brit. Anti-art Establishment? You'll meet all your mates at the show.

2 Comments:

At 17/11/08, Blogger lennardg said...

HORRID! good thing he died young or we would be stuck with even more of this so called "art"!!!

When do the Tate wisen up and make a group show of those fascinating and talented artists who used to work for Reader's Digest and The Watchtower?..

 
At 17/11/08, Blogger Unknown said...

Hi, Lennnard

One of his pieces of tripe - The Boxer - went in a London auction recently for £19m, if memory serves correctly! Scary.

Not so sure about The Watchtower! Judge Dredd, maybe.

 

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