David Batchelor stated in his essay ‘Unpopular Culture’ of 1995 “Artists have a responsibility to art, not to anything else, or anyone else”1. To truly understand this statement you must first understand how the cultural field operates in art society either economically, politically, and culturally. Therefore detaching yourself from any social or moral ties to the rest of humanity. I understand that this statement can be read on lots of different levels, by first looking at commitment and the nature of responsibility an artist has. I’m going to explore this issue in relation to artwork for raising awareness and if it is the most cost effective way, also the intended audience and how artists can engage with their surroundings. Artists have a complex network of responsibilities
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For the institutions to give donations to the poor, this donation would be a form of reparation to the poor therefore it has been part of the oppression of the poor by that elite. They also state that it is no longer a time for artists to sit as puppets at the feet of an art elite, but rather it is the time for a true communalisation where anyone, regardless of race, can become involved in the actual policy- making and control.10
‘If an artist wants to make money more than art, are they an artist?’ and at what ratio does the artist just become a crafts-maker, did Jeff Koons start to be an artist to be rich or did he get rich and now does art to become richer but still enjoys what he does? The same can be said for
Damien Hirst, who is Number One on the Richest Living Artist list with an estimated worth of £650
Million11. This is reinforced in his recent exhibition Punta della Dogana and Palazzo Grassi in
Venice; In an interview it’s said that the costs of the operation will not be exposed. We know it took at least three summers and the ship used costs £20,000 a day to run; excluding the wages
For the institutions to give donations to the poor, this donation would be a form of reparation to the poor therefore it has been part of the oppression of the poor by that elite. They also state that it is no longer a time for artists to sit as puppets at the feet of an art elite, but rather it is the time for a true communalisation where anyone, regardless of race, can become involved in the actual policy- making and control.10
‘If an artist wants to make money more than art, are they an artist?’ and at what ratio does the artist just become a crafts-maker, did Jeff Koons start to be an artist to be rich or did he get rich and now does art to become richer but still enjoys what he does? The same can be said for
Damien Hirst, who is Number One on the Richest Living Artist list with an estimated worth of £650
Million11. This is reinforced in his recent exhibition Punta della Dogana and Palazzo Grassi in
Venice; In an interview it’s said that the costs of the operation will not be exposed. We know it took at least three summers and the ship used costs £20,000 a day to run; excluding the wages