To be clear: I never interpreted Art, Schooled as serious, but I do wish a little more time and thought was put into the column. Deitch building a market for pre-established artists is a factual, not perceptual error, and if it’s a joke — as you claim — it’s not funny. It’s absurdity would assume that people know Basquiat’s history, which you readily admit they do not. If the whole the column is supposed to be stupid, that’s fine, just be clear about it. You’ve got a lot of unhappy commenters — surely that’s not all the fault of a profession that takes itself too seriously.

I’m glad Gawker is adding art coverage to the weekend edition but if that’s going to mean anything, the quality of the column needs to improve. Get a few more facts straight, turn a few more good lines, and bring back the quality of writing Gawker was known for a few years ago. If you’ve got the ability to take risks on the weekend, your writers may be the only people who can do this.

As for “as far as I know” and “She seems” you’re right – I did hedge that a bit. I spoke to Javier Peres in Berlin this summer and he mentioned he was thinking of shutting down the gallery. I hadn’t seen it open in months after that, and I walked by last week and didn’t see it open. I didn’t call Peres Projects to check so I opted on the side of caution. The point is, that statement was made out of experience, as opposed to say, simply being uninformed. Speaking of which, consider “she seems” a typographical error and replace with “she is”

To be clear: I never interpreted Art, Schooled as serious, but I do wish a little more time and thought was put into the column. Deitch building a market for pre-established artists is a factual, not perceptual error, and if it’s a joke — as you claim — it’s not funny. It’s absurdity would assume that people know Basquiat’s history, which you readily admit they do not. If the whole the column is supposed to be stupid, that’s fine, just be clear about it. You’ve got a lot of unhappy commenters — surely that’s not all the fault of a profession that takes itself too seriously.

I’m glad Gawker is adding art coverage to the weekend edition but if that’s going to mean anything, the quality of the column needs to improve. Get a few more facts straight, turn a few more good lines, and bring back the quality of writing Gawker was known for a few years ago. If you’ve got the ability to take risks on the weekend, your writers may be the only people who can do this.

As for “as far as I know” and “She seems” you’re right – I did hedge that a bit. I spoke to Javier Peres in Berlin this summer and he mentioned he was thinking of shutting down the gallery. I hadn’t seen it open in months after that, and I walked by last week and didn’t see it open. I didn’t call Peres Projects to check so I opted on the side of caution. The point is, that statement was made out of experience, as opposed to say, simply being uninformed. Speaking of which, consider “she seems” a typographical error and replace with “she is”