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Controversial Art, Literary Characters, Conceptual Illustration, Character Base, Art Et Illustration, The Grim, Vending Machine, Editorial Illustration, Social Justice

There's something very disturbing about John Holcroft's work, but in a very good way. Checking out his cool drawings, you can't help but feel as if you're seeing something forbidden. The fragility of the system, the obscurity of your career; the lack of romance in today's world. The characters' passions are their torture and there's only one way out - embracing the absurdity of the modern world. Working from a studio near Sheffield, UK, Holcroft manages to connect two completely different…

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Black Art Painting, Afrocentric Art, Black Artwork, Performance Artist, Afro Art, Ap Art, Ethereal Art, African American Art, Black Women Art

MARGARET BOWLAND: PAINTING THE ROSES RED Through Sunday, June 17 CAM Raleigh, Raleigh www.camraleigh.org Let’s dig in. What would it mean if you were a ten-year-old black girl and you came to CAM Raleigh?” This is what Monét Noelle Marshall, a Durham-based performing artist and arts activist, asked those gathered for the pop-up conversation she […]

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Contemporary Art as a Commodity Art is money! Art is money-sexy! Art is money-sexy-social-climbing-fantastic. A Damien Hirst formaldehyde shark in a private collection, a partially shredded Banksy print at auction, and a banana duct-taped to a wall at Art Basel Miami Beach are worth millions of dollars. Survey the history of the American art market from the 1950s - present. Dada Art Movement, Design Activism, Controversial Art, Photoshop Learning, Culture Poster, Yellow Aesthetic Wallpaper, Fashion Installation, Speed Draw, Cardboard Ideas

Is a banana duct-taped to a wall really worth $120, 000? What happens when a work of art’s aesthetic value is overshadowed by its market value? Ellen Gorman of Georgetown University offers a survey of the American art market from the 1950s to the present, introducing the cast of players and corporate entities behind the transformation of artworks into commodities for sale to the highest bidder. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit)

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