Friday, February 12th, 2010
Brainwashing Machine: Icons Opens in NY
(All Images © Jeff Newman/TheArtCollectors)
“I see this in music all the time,” remarked a close friend upon entering the private preview of Mr. Brainwash’s 15,00 square foot spectacle in New York’s trendy Meat Packing District. No, he wasn’t referring to the portraits of musicians constructed from record shards, comprising nearly half of the duplex warehouse space rented out by Opera Gallery (surprise, surprise). Rather, with Icons there is another broken record to behold, and it is stuck in the glossy groove of glitz, irreverent showmanship, and cheap thrills of the now-defunct art bubble.
The manufacture of an art star is what is really on display here. And, like the Monkeys or the Sex Pistols, such artifice isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Unfortunately what we are served is more the stuff of Simon Cowell than it is Malcom McLaren, leaving very little to remember, aside from the high-heeled socialites who were snatching these “works” up.
(All Images © Jeff Newman/TheArtCollectors)
Mr. Brainwash – Icons
Opening Reception: Feb 14, 3pm
415 W. 13th Street
NY, NY 10014
Read on for more images
One Response to “Brainwashing Machine: Icons Opens in NY”
Please leave a Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.
February 13th, 2010 at 3:36 am
uberVU - social comments said:
Social comments and analytics for this post…
This post was mentioned on Twitter by theartcollector: Mr. Brainwash review is up http://blog.theartcollectors.com/2010/02/12/mr-brainwash-icons/…