Bumper Sticker created by Gavin Turk:
From having had the opportunity of meeting Gavin Turk whilst on a history of art course (SOTA) in Venice it enabled me to gain a wider insight into the cognitive process behind his art. He challenged the notion of the artist as a celebrity and how a sign can be on the same level to that of the art produced. Ultimately it leads one to question why people attend exhibitions. Is it to acquire greater knowledge about the artist? Is it to view the art from a purely aesthetic point of view? Are we expected as cultured citizens to attend art exhibitions as it is the seen thing to be done? Or is it the media that attracts to such exhibitions in particular that of blockbuster exhibitions?
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