The interdependent struggle between artists and the commercialization of art works, I think, in the "Knoedler Gallery Fraud Case" can be said to have reached the peak of the contradiction. This film neutrally and objectively opens up to us the speeches of the people involved in the case. The words are intertwined, and I think any viewer will feel absurd, full of artistic absurdity.
A quote from one of the interviewees in the film impressed me: "Do people really want to know and go to great lengths to find out if these works of art are real or fake?" This probably points to where the art comes into the market and circulates in people's hands. The final downfall. In this drama-like case, we can clearly see the selfishness or ambition of all the people involved - for money, for fame, for status, for more than 20 years of management efforts...between people The role is no longer important, and even these fakes are no longer important. What is slowly unfolding around this grand scam is the realization and foil of the lofty values that people who are attached to the artworks. Many socially recognized connoisseurs and researchers have fallen into this absurd situation, and all aspects of the contradiction will never give in because they are burdened with too tall and glorious, as the film says: "The richer the rich, the more It's about money," and this "rich man" doesn't just refer to the owner of actual wealth.
On the contrary, those objects—the works of art that fully incorporated artistic expressions such as purity, richness, and criticality at the beginning of their creation, were exploited layer by layer after they entered the market, were assigned a value, and were sold and sold, and were instead covered with symbols of reputation, Thick cloths of status - people look at them but don't see them. This is like a black comedy full of satire. After the value of things full of sublime connotations are transferred to people, they are no different from money, and become a means. There are thousands of art that exist to break through the obscurity of human nature. Turn around and return, and eventually become the carrier of the dark corner of social operation.
Art comes from life and is higher than life, so recording the case itself—that is, the realization of this film is also a real art. And in that chaotic court trial, the audience in the auditorium discussed the pros and cons of the placement of fakes, but it was the closest moment to the art itself in the dramatic events surrounding the artwork. Thoughtful performance art.
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