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Wherever the Art Goes, the Market Will Follow

by Kristin Dickson
Charlie Ahearn, Iris Bernblum, Crash, Anders Grafstrom, Eric Mitchell, James Nares, Amos Poe, Rory Posin, Adam Putnam, Jessica Rohrer, Christy Rupp, George Rush, Michael Smith and Joshua White, Roger White, David Wojnarowicz, Martin Wong at EFA Project Space September 14th, 2007 - October 27th, 2007
Posted 10/13/07

The group show curated by Jason Murison, The Price of Nothing: Luxury after the Real Estate Show, is an assorted mix of well-known and lesser known work from varied time periods. Based on the controversial The Real Estate Show (1979/80), the exhibition considers an important and problematic relationship that exists between gentrification and the art market. Martin Wong’s painted garage door façade with abstract remnants of graffiti (Houston Street, 1996), reminds us of the mid 80s and early 90s... [more]