Every artist dreams of becoming a commodity–and not. That’s part of what’s on the mind of local artist Alex Paik, who, after reading Roberta’s post about the demise of Falling Cow Gallery and the state of art and money and commodification, wrote a swell short essay. Paik pulls in Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, and footnotes, too!!! So check out the post on his blog, Watching Paint Dry.
