«OH, ART IS TOO HARD»

A multimillion-dollar supermodel, big-name giants in international art, glossy porn stars and faded TV celebrities: all get lots of love while participating in theft at White Flag Projects, a sophisticated New York-style white-box gallery near Manchester and Kingshighway. Four artists, all of whom exhibit in New York, are included in the show titled Love and Theft. In the show, each artist works with an object — a figure, an image, someone or something that he or she loves — and then appropriates (an art term for “taking or directly copying” something, usually from another artist) in order to create an entirely new art object.The result is an exhibit that is not the place to go for a nice little picture to hang over the sofa, nor a destination for that great first date nor an introductory art experience for children.

Westendworld
Jan 20 2009