Comments on: Surprising tastes

By: nv

nv — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:40:27 +0000

Believe it or not, I had already heard about this on (American) National Public Radio. I love the idea of an artist creating a lucrative genre carefully tailored to the personality disorders of the wealthy, especially because, upon consideration, that is actually what much of (for example) Renaissance art history already is.

By: jacob

jacob — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:11:57 +0000

From the article: She is preparing a picture of Nelson Mandela at 90 to be auctioned in aid of charity

The article doesn’t say for certain, but is the implication that the artist is creating a nude portrait of Nelson Mandela at age 90 made from newspaper clippings about him. I’m trying to come up with something witty to say about it, but I don’t think there’s anything to say.

By: bad Jim

bad Jim — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:53:43 +0000

From Rowan & Martin’s “Laugh In”, from memory:

Dirty old man: “Do you have a picture of your wife naked?”

Dick Martin, surprised & embarassed: “No!”

Dirty old man: “Do you want to buy one?”

By: almostinfamous

almostinfamous — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:46:40 +0000

note to self: move immediately to iceland, banking be damned!

By: josh

josh — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:15:05 +0000

It’s at times like this that I tend to think that Scott Fitzgerald was right about the rich, contra Hemmingway.

By: Dave Weeden

Dave Weeden — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:59:47 +0000

When I take the right photo, not only will I have a picture of a loved one naked, but I'll add text and put it on the webz. It's not like text about oneself is hard.

By: Henry (not the famous one)

Henry (not the famous one) — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:39:57 +0000

Certainly some of the rating agencies agreed. “Moody’s regards this level of exposure as uncomfortable. . . .”

By: mollymooly

mollymooly — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:55:31 +0000

This might explain the whole Glitnir business.