Cult of Personality Article - from Art Info
Artist Jeff Koons surrounded by adoring paparazzi.
‘Cult of Personality’ by Linda Yablonsky
Published in Art Info, Nov. 1, 2008
“The art world thrives on charisma. Here’s a look at a few of the artists and dealers who have made their mark by putting themselves front and center.”
This article is an interesting look at the ‘chicken or the egg’ paradigm of art sales. Which sells the work? Good quality work or an artist with a ‘name’? A dealer with a rigorous education and a friendly attitude, or a cold and unavailable taste of exclusivity? Read it and let me know what you think.
http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/29088/cult-of-personality/
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It kind of squandered an opportunity to explore a sexy topic. If you’re going to talk about the cult of personality, seems like you’d focus on the artists, not the dealers, which most people outside the circle have never heard of. The eds seemed to know this, leading the article with a pic of Koons, not his agent. Anyway, the article’s conclusion, that sometimes it’s charisma, sometimes talent, sometimes something else, seems pretty right, if not very conclusive. I was thinking the other day this–some people have the ability to make people love them and make people hate them, and this might be the ability to be famous.