Comments for for those harebrain moments http://sixtyten.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:43:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Gonzo book by Nick Darcy-Fox http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/gonzo-book/#comment-83 Nick Darcy-Fox Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:43:09 +0000 http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/?p=445#comment-83 I finally got a response back from M+B on the Huster S Thompson Self Portrait, Puerto Rico which is just an awesome photo. And I think it’s fair to say that I won’t be buying it anytime soon. Admittedly it’s a print of 10 (others on the site seem to be more inclined to 1/100) but it came to $8000 USD. Unframed. The woman actually said it was an edition of 10 + 3AP. Anyone know what 3AP means? I finally got a response back from M+B on the Huster S Thompson Self Portrait, Puerto Rico which is just an awesome photo. And I think it’s fair to say that I won’t be buying it anytime soon. Admittedly it’s a print of 10 (others on the site seem to be more inclined to 1/100) but it came to $8000 USD. Unframed.

The woman actually said it was an edition of 10 + 3AP. Anyone know what 3AP means?

]]> Comment on District 9 by Col http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/district-9/#comment-81 Col Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:31:44 +0000 http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/?p=398#comment-81 It is very cool. It is very cool.

]]> Comment on Banksy authentication by ladypancakes http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/banksy-authentication/#comment-68 ladypancakes Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:54:08 +0000 http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/?p=224#comment-68 I think this is more to do with the intellectual property rights that all other artists have over their works. Street art (executed on the streets) is really questioning the boundaries of ownership rights. If I happened to find a discarded Hirst drawing in a bin somewhere, then tried to sell it on, legally Damien Hirst would have the right to deny that it was his on the basis that it may be damaging to his reputation (as all artists depend on their reputations, this factor being a clause in Copyright law). Furthermore, removing a piece of wall obviously removes the image from it's intended environment and, arguably, distorts its meaning. Any artist can exert their authenticity rights within this statute since it infringes on their intellectual property rights and their reputation... seems to me that is the underlying purpose of Pest Control, and is exactly why Vermin does not have much of a leg to stand on. (ps. Of course Pest Control would never authenticate Banksy's street works- they are still seen as being illegal, after all.) I think this is more to do with the intellectual property rights that all other artists have over their works. Street art (executed on the streets) is really questioning the boundaries of ownership rights. If I happened to find a discarded Hirst drawing in a bin somewhere, then tried to sell it on, legally Damien Hirst would have the right to deny that it was his on the basis that it may be damaging to his reputation (as all artists depend on their reputations, this factor being a clause in Copyright law).
Furthermore, removing a piece of wall obviously removes the image from it’s intended environment and, arguably, distorts its meaning. Any artist can exert their authenticity rights within this statute since it infringes on their intellectual property rights and their reputation… seems to me that is the underlying purpose of Pest Control, and is exactly why Vermin does not have much of a leg to stand on.

(ps. Of course Pest Control would never authenticate Banksy’s street works- they are still seen as being illegal, after all.)

]]> Comment on Bike courier set by Nick Fox http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/bike-courier-set/#comment-67 Nick Fox Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:31:53 +0000 http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/bike-courier-set/#comment-67 Thks other dude, all fixed Thks other dude, all fixed

]]> Comment on Bike courier set by col http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/bike-courier-set/#comment-66 col Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:50:20 +0000 http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/bike-courier-set/#comment-66 your link is missing a .com dude. cool pics though. your link is missing a .com dude. cool pics though.

]]> Comment on Pest Control v Vermin by Nick Fox http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/pest-control-v-vermin/#comment-65 Nick Fox Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:38:42 +0000 http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/?p=295#comment-65 An update on the Lyon and Turnbull auction: nearly 80% of the stock wasnt sold, including ALL the Banksy street art. Big blow for Vermin and its legitimacy as an authenticator of Bankys street stuff. Mind you, much of the prints werent sold either which may be down to poor economic timing or confusion around the authentication process. An update on the Lyon and Turnbull auction: nearly 80% of the stock wasnt sold, including ALL the Banksy street art. Big blow for Vermin and its legitimacy as an authenticator of Bankys street stuff. Mind you, much of the prints werent sold either which may be down to poor economic timing or confusion around the authentication process.

]]> Comment on Banksy authentication by Sidney http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/banksy-authentication/#comment-61 Sidney Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:37:07 +0000 http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/?p=224#comment-61 Exactly. Pest Control claim to represent Banksy and yet refuse to authenticate his street pieces his most important body of work on the basis that Banksy claims once its removed that it is no longer art. They are happy to authenticate commercially produced prints presumably because they are art. Until pest control come to their senses then a board like Vermin is going to be needed Exactly. Pest Control claim to represent Banksy and yet refuse to authenticate his street pieces his most important body of work on the basis that Banksy claims once its removed that it is no longer art. They are happy to authenticate commercially produced prints presumably because they are art. Until pest control come to their senses then a board like Vermin is going to be needed

]]> Comment on Gonzo: The movie by Nick Fox http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/gonzo-the-movie/#comment-55 Nick Fox Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:04:51 +0000 http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-55 Booking for the London Film Festival starts on Thurs ( 18th) for members and Friday the 26th for non-members. Booking for the London Film Festival starts on Thurs ( 18th) for members and Friday the 26th for non-members.

]]> Comment on Gonzo: The movie by Nick Fox http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/gonzo-the-movie/#comment-52 Nick Fox Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:29:02 +0000 http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-52 BFI have updated their website with times for the London Film Festival. Gonzo will be shown on Mon and Tues the 27th and 28th of Oct at the West End Odean. Expect cigarette holders, Hawaiian shirts, Terry Towelling hats, socks and sandals. And thats just me! You can get priority booking if you join up with BFI, but at £35, i might take my chances. http://www.bfi.org.uk/lff/gonzo_life_and_work_dr_hunter_s_thompson BFI have updated their website with times for the London Film Festival.
Gonzo will be shown on Mon and Tues the 27th and 28th of Oct at the West End Odean.

Expect cigarette holders, Hawaiian shirts, Terry Towelling hats, socks and sandals. And thats just me!

You can get priority booking if you join up with BFI, but at £35, i might take my chances.

http://www.bfi.org.uk/lff/gonzo_life_and_work_dr_hunter_s_thompson

]]> Comment on Banksy authentication by Dick Turpin http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/banksy-authentication/#comment-43 Dick Turpin Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:10:19 +0000 http://sixtyten.wordpress.com/?p=224#comment-43 I don't agree with the feedback so far. Banksy is primarily known for his street art, right?! Ok, so if he sprays something up on someone else's property and that person then decides to remove the work to keep it safe or even sell it, is this acceptable? of course it is! And another original Banksy street work has been saved for posterity.. where are all his original pieces now?... gone! Because councils and property owners have cleaned them off or painted over them. Many have been preserved for posterity in photographic form but then there's nothing like the real thing. I don't think that the lengths some people are prepared to go to to remove Banksy's work and profit from it are morally correct, (I wouldn't do it) but then at the end of the day what Banksy is doing isn't exactly legal is it. I know for a fact PestControl pick and choose what they want to authenticate and that is not correct..... if they could be honest about it instead of denying work out of principal then there wouldn't need to be a separate body of authentication. I don’t agree with the feedback so far. Banksy is primarily known for his street art, right?! Ok, so if he sprays something up on someone else’s property and that person then decides to remove the work to keep it safe or even sell it, is this acceptable? of course it is! And another original Banksy street work has been saved for posterity.. where are all his original pieces now?… gone! Because councils and property owners have cleaned them off or painted over them. Many have been preserved for posterity in photographic form but then there’s nothing like the real thing. I don’t think that the lengths some people are prepared to go to to remove Banksy’s work and profit from it are morally correct, (I wouldn’t do it) but then at the end of the day what Banksy is doing isn’t exactly legal is it. I know for a fact PestControl pick and choose what they want to authenticate and that is not correct….. if they could be honest about it instead of denying work out of principal then there wouldn’t need to be a separate body of authentication.

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