Once upon a time, there was also the last fellow left holding an expensive Bouguereau, and it was only after another few generations had passed, that its cash value returned.
Same thing with most of the early 20th bronze sculpture that I like. (except that, it still sells for less than the cost of the foundry work.) So, there's no doubt that the value of conceptual art, like all art, will bottom out someday. But will it ever bounce back? That's where it's non-conceptual values will most likely make a difference - just as it has for the religious art that gets collected by un-religious people. And at that time, I don't think it will make any difference whether the name attached to it belongs to the person who actually made it. If weather vanes and fire screens can be reborn with art value -- why not a statue that Jeff Koons directed some skilled sculptors to make? (though I do hope that our era ends up leaving others kinds of things as well) And I keep wondering if that weird,pathetic old janitor (Henry Darger) is going to remain as the most famous 20th C. artist from Chicago. He even got mentioned in Dutton's "Art Instinct" ...................................................... >A great quote, where ever it may apply. "Somewhere out there in collectorland is the unlucky guy who will be the last one holding the vacuum cleaner, and wondering why." mando ____________________________________________________________ Weight Loss Program Best Weight Loss Program - Click Here! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/c?cp=JHQYQN7M8Q5-3IYoDfgIHgAAJz6c l_zTaptgNR5c8Mer1v9kAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEUgAAAAA=
