Everybody agrees that the future is uncertain matter. Even for art, artists, galleries, museums and for everything which represents culture. Recently majors like Sotheby’s or Christie’s began to developing an new way to sell: the internet Auctions. Everything looks real. On one hand there are the sellers – galleries, rich men, artists, curators – on the other hand the buyers – galleries, rich men, museums – just in the middle the man with the hammer. Saatchi developed a new role: the virtual curator: the one is able to collect and select a wide or narrow list of artworks “ready made” for the market. I chose the Rebecca Wilson’s selection entitled “On the Road”. Not because of the title (that is not inspiring at all), not because of the reputations of the artist (almost unknown), just because of these:
(Have a look, tell me what you think)
Kabuki, Photography, Jon Jacobsen, Chile
Tunnel, Painting, Julia Gajewska, United Kingdom
Show Off, Photography, Kelly Nicolaisen, United States
Survival, Painting, Trevor Butcher, Poland
