Interesting Read : Art and Film: Cheapening The Art World One Toxic Bite At A Time//

The artist Jeff Koons, as seen in “The Price of Everything.” Image courtesy of HBO Documentary Films.

“Why are garden-variety art aficionados allowed to cry in front of a Mark Rothko painting without being judged while rich people are mocked for their teary embrace of a Hirst? Why is the myth of the reclusive art genius so alluring? Why do we presumptively devalue wealthy people’s experience of art, and is it fair?…”

Read the rest here.