As the critics exercise Jee Young Talked about Damien Hist, It make me remember this tv series because it mentions him many times once this series is about money and art and he is the most expensive artist at the moment. If you already saw it, please disconsider this post.
The Mona Lisa Curse, the first film in Channel 4's three-part Art and Money season, is a timely polemic by internationally renowned art critic Robert Hughes which examines how the world's most famous painting came to influence the art world.
It starts with Mona Lisa but in the end, in my opinion, it is a big ego trip of Robert Hughes with images of his house, his bathroom, dramatic soundtrack and he always playing the guardian of the truth character. However it has a good theme, important artists and memorable moments. Moreover, it is unbelievable how people behave in the art world and sometimes it is never about a good piece of art or talent but about vain, fame, greed, capitalism and power. Things that are attached with money. Because if one already have money, it will make look for other values that make the person noticeable, as culture, intellectuality, elegance, class. Things that are attached with art. For instance, Guy Mograbi is looking for immortality as a rich and intellectual man with his collection, once his eyes sparks with the idea of his collection become a part of a museum. In addition, there are other characters as Robert Skull who is seen as cruker but at the same time he was the first who find out that art is a real business, and he played very well this game since he knew how to deal with vain and fame. The artist didn't like that he was making more money that them, even though their pieces were becoming famous, maybe more famous than them.
The series also has some real art lovers as the modest couple Herb (worked at the post office) and Dorothy (librarian) who used to buy art pieces and with any vain just say that they bought the pieces that they thought it was beautiful. Nowadays Herb says that he can not afford art anymore and also lucid says "but that's ok. It is progress".
Well, there are 12 videos, it is 80 min series. If you have time enjoy.
The Mona Lisa Curse, the first film in Channel 4's three-part Art and Money season, is a timely polemic by internationally renowned art critic Robert Hughes which examines how the world's most famous painting came to influence the art world.
It starts with Mona Lisa but in the end, in my opinion, it is a big ego trip of Robert Hughes with images of his house, his bathroom, dramatic soundtrack and he always playing the guardian of the truth character. However it has a good theme, important artists and memorable moments. Moreover, it is unbelievable how people behave in the art world and sometimes it is never about a good piece of art or talent but about vain, fame, greed, capitalism and power. Things that are attached with money. Because if one already have money, it will make look for other values that make the person noticeable, as culture, intellectuality, elegance, class. Things that are attached with art. For instance, Guy Mograbi is looking for immortality as a rich and intellectual man with his collection, once his eyes sparks with the idea of his collection become a part of a museum. In addition, there are other characters as Robert Skull who is seen as cruker but at the same time he was the first who find out that art is a real business, and he played very well this game since he knew how to deal with vain and fame. The artist didn't like that he was making more money that them, even though their pieces were becoming famous, maybe more famous than them.
The series also has some real art lovers as the modest couple Herb (worked at the post office) and Dorothy (librarian) who used to buy art pieces and with any vain just say that they bought the pieces that they thought it was beautiful. Nowadays Herb says that he can not afford art anymore and also lucid says "but that's ok. It is progress".
Well, there are 12 videos, it is 80 min series. If you have time enjoy.
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