Contemporary Art

[GreekStein]

My little sister has to do a presentation at school this week on contemporary art.

Was hoping to get both people's opinions and links/extracts from useful sources on the below:

- How it first started? When? Who were the protagonists?

- How would/should we define contemporary art?

- Any information on the business of modern art. How much it's deemed to be worth? Who are the most sought after artists? Most expensive pieces of work? etc...

- Your opinion on contemporary art.

Help on all/any of these points appreciated.

Cheers.

[outragous76]

- Your opinion on contemporary art.

Its shit

[GreekStein]

- Your opinion on contemporary art.

Its shit

I agree.

Anyone with anything useful to contribute, it would be much appreciated.

[Jon MW]

My little sister has to do a presentation at school this week on contemporary art.

...

- Any information on the business of modern art....

contemporary art isn't the same as modern art.

I assume you've already Wiki'd it - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_art

[GreekStein]

My little sister has to do a presentation at school this week on contemporary art.

...

- Any information on the business of modern art....

contemporary art isn't the same as modern art.

I assume you've already Wiki'd it - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_art

ya sorry, my typo

[smashedagain]

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=banksy&hl=en&rlz=1T4ASUT_enGB411GB423&prmd=ivnsu&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=CPHrTd_uHcy6hAfG-tS6Bg&ved=0CFMQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=680

[doubleup]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_paintings

This is a bit interesting - most of the top ones would have been described a "modern" art at their creation.  Everyone thought van gogh was shit when he was alive, but I think he's pretty good.  People with money obv orgasm over jackson pollock, but I think wtf?

[GiMac]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_paintings

This is a bit interesting - most of the top ones would have been described a "modern" art at their creation.  Everyone thought van gogh was shit when he was alive, but I think he's pretty good.  People with money obv orgasm over jackson pollock, but I think wtf?

Generally why most artists died as paupers. That is the biggest change in the modern era, in that artists are actually making money from their art for a change.

[AndrewT]

Have spent a little while poking about on Wikipedia about art and that and found this interesting fact.

Steve Wynn owns the Picasso painting Le Reve. Some hedge fund manager wanted to buy it off him for $139m. However, just a few days before it was to be transported, Steve Wynn was showing the painting to some people, tripped over, and stuck his elbow through it.

Sale cancelled.

[gatso]

Have spent a little while poking about on Wikipedia about art and that and found this interesting fact.

Steve Wynn owns the Picasso painting Le Reve. Some hedge fund manager wanted to buy it off him for $139m. However, just a few days before it was to be transported, Steve Wynn was showing the painting to some people, tripped over, and stuck his elbow through it.

Sale cancelled.

that's the woman with the penis sticking out of her head?