Custodians of Culture by Louis Mauro

Dave Hickey first starts out saying there is a change in the art culture with is apt to be compared with Dr. J who would call fouls on himself and always played by the rules. In the art world whatever "rules" there were, they are no longer around. In the world there are people that like art more than money. In this same world we have artists that like money more than they like art. The art world is not for money, famous artists did not make a lot of money. They did it the passion of art. Artists now are selling their pieces for a ridiculous amount of money. It is from creating fake value. Art dealers pride themselves on their ability to assess value, not create it. Nowadays pieces of art are more like the fashion industry, as the customer is paying for a brand name. Damion Hurst is one of the most over paid artist. This is because he is a big name. Just like the fashion world art is being bought based on the name not the quality of the art work. Unfortunately the room was very hot, and the audience members did not have any questions as it was too hot in the room.