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Art prizes: The glittering lure (2006)
→ Creative Business / EntrepreneurshipJohn A. Walker - 15 Mar 06
Art prizes: The glittering lure (2006) Art prizes appear to be with us for the foreseeable future— despite the fact that the more there are, the less special they become— because they are now an entrenched form of cultural practice. “Prizes are divisive, but that is the whole idea.” — Sarah...
K Foundation (Bill Drummond & Jimmy Cauty) burn a million pounds as Art (1993-94)
→ Art Design Publicity magazineJohn A. Walker - 05 Jun 99
K Foundation (Bill Drummond & Jimmy Cauty) burn a million pounds as Art (1993-94) Outsiders seek to outrage the art world. Excerpt fr. John A. Walker’s Art & outrage (1999). In 1993 the K Foundation attempted to spoil the Turner Prize celebrations by awarding £40,000 to the "worst"...
Rachel Whiteread : House, London (1993)
→ Art Design Publicity magazineJohn A. Walker - 01 Jun 99
...K Foundation Prize (even though this was for the “worst” artist of the year) and her public sculpture House (1991-94) received massive publicity. There are certain contemporary artists, and Rachel Whiteread is one (Christo is another), who have built whole careers on one idea/technique. As the...
