Comments on: Anatomy of an Art Market Meltdown http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/11/18/anatomy-of-an-art-market-meltdown/ Where hope springs eternal in the eye of the artist. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:08:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: MrPresidentToYouBub http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/11/18/anatomy-of-an-art-market-meltdown/#comment-1489 MrPresidentToYouBub Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:39:32 +0000 http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/11/18/anatomy-of-an-art-market-meltdown/#comment-1489 pity the last generation of mega collactors who are now stuck with vaults full of useless crap. expensive useless crap that may never again have a ready market. they were the underwriters of the late great surge, now they will be the pallbearers. pity the last generation of mega collactors who are now stuck with vaults full of useless crap. expensive useless crap that may never again have a ready market. they were the underwriters of the late great surge, now they will be the pallbearers.

]]> By: Heather http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/11/18/anatomy-of-an-art-market-meltdown/#comment-1379 Heather Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:05:04 +0000 http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/11/18/anatomy-of-an-art-market-meltdown/#comment-1379 Interesting collection of links. The art world of late as been pretty much like the stock market - built on speculation. Which makes you ask yourself , what are the speculators basing their speculations on ... I agree with Bob on the panic aspect but thing that maybe - this meltdown should be viewed as a forest fire - making room for new growth. Interesting collection of links. The art world of late as been pretty much like the stock market - built on speculation.
Which makes you ask yourself , what are the speculators basing their speculations on … I agree with Bob on the panic aspect but thing that maybe - this meltdown should be viewed as a forest fire - making room for new growth.

]]> By: bob schulz http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/11/18/anatomy-of-an-art-market-meltdown/#comment-1365 bob schulz Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:23:28 +0000 http://www.artisticfailure.com/2008/11/18/anatomy-of-an-art-market-meltdown/#comment-1365 The most irritating thing about art celebrities is that others do the work as fame spirals out of control. Is that how art functions in the ether of fabulous success? Other than that I'm ambivalently disinterested in the great ones' careers. The fox and grapes comes to mind. The economic slump this decade, I believe, is a manufactured crisis feeding on general panic buoyed by complete uncertainty over the near term. All will pass soon as the near future appears a bit clearer. One positive thing for our little market is the dedicated funding. I will be curious as to how this funding will be implimented so as to benefit the greatest numbers of artists. Thanks for the links. The most irritating thing about art celebrities is that others do the work as fame spirals out of control. Is that how art functions in the ether of fabulous success? Other than that I’m ambivalently disinterested in the great ones’ careers. The fox and grapes comes to mind.

The economic slump this decade, I believe, is a manufactured crisis feeding on general panic buoyed by complete uncertainty over the near term. All will pass soon as the near future appears a bit clearer. One positive thing for our little market is the dedicated funding. I will be curious as to how this funding will be implimented so as to benefit the greatest numbers of artists. Thanks for the links.

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