Comments on: Dear Lindsay Pollock: Basel Ain’t All Schnitzel and Cheval Blanc http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/06/12/dear-lindsay-pollock-basel-aint-all-schnitzel-and-cheval-blanc/ New York art news and reviews. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Campers Sunshine Coasthttp://www.artfagcity.com/2009/06/12/dear-lindsay-pollock-basel-aint-all-schnitzel-and-cheval-blanc/comment-page-1/#comment-329484 Campers Sunshine Coast Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=6978#comment-329484 lol lol

]]> By: Davidhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2009/06/12/dear-lindsay-pollock-basel-aint-all-schnitzel-and-cheval-blanc/comment-page-1/#comment-152171 David Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:09:44 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=6978#comment-152171 Pollock is likely targeting a different audience, for whom her kind of writing is the cat's meow, and as such quite accurate. These are the ills of the art fairs. AFC's audience is clearly different, and the event gets represented differently here.I've always kind of wondered about reporting on art fairs at all, as the audience of art fairs generally matches Pollock's audience more than AFC's. It has seemed weird to me that they have been treated similarly to exhibitions (although I recognize there are different approaches to art fairs, some perceived more like exhibitions.) They seem to be a product of the 'boom'. So, maybe Basel ain't all Schnitzel and Cheval Blanc, but it kind of is, since if it weren't it probably wouldn't exist. Pollock is likely targeting a different audience, for whom her kind of writing is the cat’s meow, and as such quite accurate. These are the ills of the art fairs. AFC’s audience is clearly different, and the event gets represented differently here.

I’ve always kind of wondered about reporting on art fairs at all, as the audience of art fairs generally matches Pollock’s audience more than AFC’s. It has seemed weird to me that they have been treated similarly to exhibitions (although I recognize there are different approaches to art fairs, some perceived more like exhibitions.) They seem to be a product of the ‘boom’. So, maybe Basel ain’t all Schnitzel and Cheval Blanc, but it kind of is, since if it weren’t it probably wouldn’t exist.

]]> By: Davidhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2009/06/12/dear-lindsay-pollock-basel-aint-all-schnitzel-and-cheval-blanc/comment-page-1/#comment-316394 David Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:09:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=6978#comment-316394 Pollock is likely targeting a different audience, for whom her kind of writing is the cat's meow, and as such quite accurate. These are the ills of the art fairs. AFC's audience is clearly different, and the event gets represented differently here.I've always kind of wondered about reporting on art fairs at all, as the audience of art fairs generally matches Pollock's audience more than AFC's. It has seemed weird to me that they have been treated similarly to exhibitions (although I recognize there are different approaches to art fairs, some perceived more like exhibitions.) They seem to be a product of the 'boom'. So, maybe Basel ain't all Schnitzel and Cheval Blanc, but it kind of is, since if it weren't it probably wouldn't exist. Pollock is likely targeting a different audience, for whom her kind of writing is the cat’s meow, and as such quite accurate. These are the ills of the art fairs. AFC’s audience is clearly different, and the event gets represented differently here.

I’ve always kind of wondered about reporting on art fairs at all, as the audience of art fairs generally matches Pollock’s audience more than AFC’s. It has seemed weird to me that they have been treated similarly to exhibitions (although I recognize there are different approaches to art fairs, some perceived more like exhibitions.) They seem to be a product of the ‘boom’. So, maybe Basel ain’t all Schnitzel and Cheval Blanc, but it kind of is, since if it weren’t it probably wouldn’t exist.

]]> By: Art Fag Cityhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2009/06/12/dear-lindsay-pollock-basel-aint-all-schnitzel-and-cheval-blanc/comment-page-1/#comment-151880 Art Fag City Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:49:44 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=6978#comment-151880 @chad Pollock is a reporter so her beat really isn't responding to the art. That's fine, but as Karen's title suggests, Basel ain't all Schnitzel and Cheval Blanc @chad Pollock is a reporter so her beat really isn’t responding to the art. That’s fine, but as Karen’s title suggests, Basel ain’t all Schnitzel and Cheval Blanc

]]> By: Art Fag Cityhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2009/06/12/dear-lindsay-pollock-basel-aint-all-schnitzel-and-cheval-blanc/comment-page-1/#comment-316392 Art Fag City Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:49:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=6978#comment-316392 @chad Pollock is a reporter so her beat really isn't responding to the art. That's fine, but as Karen's title suggests, Basel ain't all Schnitzel and Cheval Blanc @chad Pollock is a reporter so her beat really isn’t responding to the art. That’s fine, but as Karen’s title suggests, Basel ain’t all Schnitzel and Cheval Blanc

]]> By: Art Fag Cityhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2009/06/12/dear-lindsay-pollock-basel-aint-all-schnitzel-and-cheval-blanc/comment-page-1/#comment-316393 Art Fag City Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:49:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=6978#comment-316393 @chad Pollock is a reporter so her beat really isn't responding to the art. That's fine, but as Karen's title suggests, Basel ain't all Schnitzel and Cheval Blanc @chad Pollock is a reporter so her beat really isn’t responding to the art. That’s fine, but as Karen’s title suggests, Basel ain’t all Schnitzel and Cheval Blanc

]]> By: chadhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2009/06/12/dear-lindsay-pollock-basel-aint-all-schnitzel-and-cheval-blanc/comment-page-1/#comment-151829 chad Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:06:26 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=6978#comment-151829 Kick Ass AFC. Perhaps if Pollock and company spent more time looking at the art and not gawking at celebrities and trying to get into parties they would be able to formulate a critical assessment of the work instead of pandering to the celebrity culture club. But hey, I guess one writes about what one knows, but I for one don't want to read that nonsense. Kick Ass AFC. Perhaps if Pollock and company spent more time looking at the art and not gawking at celebrities and trying to get into parties they would be able to formulate a critical assessment of the work instead of pandering to the celebrity culture club. But hey, I guess one writes about what one knows, but I for one don’t want to read that nonsense.

]]> By: chadhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2009/06/12/dear-lindsay-pollock-basel-aint-all-schnitzel-and-cheval-blanc/comment-page-1/#comment-316391 chad Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:06:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=6978#comment-316391 Kick Ass AFC. Perhaps if Pollock and company spent more time looking at the art and not gawking at celebrities and trying to get into parties they would be able to formulate a critical assessment of the work instead of pandering to the celebrity culture club. But hey, I guess one writes about what one knows, but I for one don't want to read that nonsense. Kick Ass AFC. Perhaps if Pollock and company spent more time looking at the art and not gawking at celebrities and trying to get into parties they would be able to formulate a critical assessment of the work instead of pandering to the celebrity culture club. But hey, I guess one writes about what one knows, but I for one don’t want to read that nonsense.

]]> By: Art Fag Cityhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2009/06/12/dear-lindsay-pollock-basel-aint-all-schnitzel-and-cheval-blanc/comment-page-1/#comment-151821 Art Fag City Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:45:33 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=6978#comment-151821 @Allison You're right to point out that not all of it is untrue, though it is quite misleading. "Chic" collectors "wearing the latest tans from the Biennale" may have attended the fair but most buyers did not fit that description. No trails of cigar smoke were left anywhere, (though you can smoke inside Volta). I'd really like to see this kind of writing retired. @Allison You’re right to point out that not all of it is untrue, though it is quite misleading. “Chic” collectors “wearing the latest tans from the Biennale” may have attended the fair but most buyers did not fit that description. No trails of cigar smoke were left anywhere, (though you can smoke inside Volta). I’d really like to see this kind of writing retired.

]]> By: Art Fag Cityhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2009/06/12/dear-lindsay-pollock-basel-aint-all-schnitzel-and-cheval-blanc/comment-page-1/#comment-316390 Art Fag City Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:45:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/?p=6978#comment-316390 @Allison You're right to point out that not all of it is untrue, though it is quite misleading. "Chic" collectors "wearing the latest tans from the Biennale" may have attended the fair but most buyers did not fit that description. No trails of cigar smoke were left anywhere, (though you can smoke inside Volta). I'd really like to see this kind of writing retired. @Allison You’re right to point out that not all of it is untrue, though it is quite misleading. “Chic” collectors “wearing the latest tans from the Biennale” may have attended the fair but most buyers did not fit that description. No trails of cigar smoke were left anywhere, (though you can smoke inside Volta). I’d really like to see this kind of writing retired.

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