Field Trip #5: Chelsea Galleries
DUE: 5/21
For this reaction, you will assume the role of an art
collector. Collectors are part-investors, part-art lovers. Their big-money
purchases help keep commercial galleries in business, and by proxy, help keep
their favorite artists making work. However, the art market is a fickle
beast…an artist whose work is fashionable today may be all but forgotten in ten
years. This is why the best advice for any collector is to buy what you like.
Even if your investment doesn’t make any returns, at least you have something
that you like to look at!
For your writing, select exhibitions from two galleries: one
artist whose work you would like to collect, and one artist whose work you
would not like to collect. For each show, consider these questions: What do
you like/dislike about this artist’s work? Why do you think that this artist’s
work is/isn’t a good investment? Would you want to display the artwork, or keep
it in storage? Describe two examples of artwork from each exhibition
to back-up your decisions. Also, make sure to reference the gallery names as
well as the artists’ names in the body of your writing. Your writing should be
at least 350 words and posted to your blog under the heading “Chelsea Galleries
Reaction” with the label “Field Trip 5”. At the end of your post, cite your
four artworks in the following format:
Artist’s Full Name
“Title of Work” (written in quotations)
Year Completed
*At most galleries, this information is available at the
reception desk.
Location: 533 West 19th
St.
Artist(s) on Display: Yan Pei-Ming
Location: 521 West 21st
St.
Artist(s) on Display: Ernesto Neto
Location: 522 West 21st
St.
Artist(s) on Display: Richard Avedon
Location: 536 West 22nd
St.
Artist(s) on Display: Gilbert &
George
Location: 522 West 22nd
St.
Artist(s) on Display: Brice Marden
Location: 515 West 24th
St.
Artist(s) on Display: Anish Kapoor
Location: 519 West 24th
St.
Artist(s) on Display: Cindy Sherman
Location: 540 West 26th
St.
Artist(s) on Display: Gilbert &
George
Location: 508 West 26th
St.
Artist(s) on Display: Rachel Harrison