D.M. Gray

ADC staff
Writers

Paul McCarthy’s Complex Shit crashes into building, steals editorial copy - 2008 (2010)

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D.M. Gray - 28 May 10
Hmm... I wonder how much this "performance"— and the publicity outputs— are worth monetarily to the artist and museum. Don’t know? Then consult your high-end PR evaluation professional... Below is a current record of the aftermath— I mean publicity— from Paul McCarthy’s "renegade" inflatable dog...

Damien Hirst et al. diamond skull publicity ft. Bloomberg News (2007)

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Roisin Byrne, the theft artist , M. Contraband, Esq., the PUNK lawyer/artist , Yukiko Fujita , D.M. Gray , Kim Min Su (Editor of Art Design Publicity) , R.J. Preece (ADP) , Rogue Dubai PR guy , L.A. Roka , Secret advisor hiding behind sofa , Sarah J. Thornton - 08 May 10
We prefer the position that the freaky diamond skull was not sold, that the mass & social media channels were "appropriated"—and that the journos, bloggers, the twitterati, etc. and recipients of the message were activated into a Sensational media performance. "...the art form of the 21st...

Jackie Battenfield’s The Artist’s Guide:
How to make a living doing what you love (2009). Recent grad review from the UK

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D.M. Gray - 11 Nov 09
What does it really take to sustain a professional practice as an artist when the big money is not thrown your way? How to do it when many university programs still don’t offer enough training? According to our UK reviewer, this book may offer real guidance to some very real questions. After...

Green Day art show: Compare & contrast (2009)

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D.M. Gray , R.J. Preece (ADP) , L.A. Roka - 01 Oct 09
Green Day art show (2009). Selected images. StolenSpace Gallery, London. Green Day art show First off in the music+art room, we offer you a university art classroom-style Compare and Contrast. Here, we show you nine paintings made by various visual artists that reflect a specific song on...

BA backlash: Recent grad goes Post-Punk (2009)

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ADC staff , D.M. Gray - 14 Sep 09
It’s amazing how critical media analysis can quickly raise fundamental questions about art world communications, like that for political discourse. But why is it still ignored by most art and design school curriculums? Hypocrisy, politics and lies! With my BA in Fine Art degree recently in...

Publicity outputs, Leeds 13-style (2009)

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John Crossley , Nell Gair , D.M. Gray , Siân Jones , R.J. Preece (ADP) - 22 Jul 09
Accompanying John Crossley’s reflection of experiencing a full-on UK media-frenzy, we show an aspect of their "performance art". At least 135 pre-Internet media coverage results: TV, radio, and print media. The Leeds 13 at the time of Going Places were: Laura Baxter, Simon Clark, John...