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Blurred Lines: Inside the Art World

  • 20172017
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 24m
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6.4/10
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Blurred Lines: Inside the Art World (2017)
An overview of the major players in the contemporary art market and of the economic factors that motivate those individuals and institutions.
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An overview of the major players in the contemporary art market and of the economic factors that motivate those individuals and institutions.An overview of the major players in the contemporary art market and of the economic factors that motivate those individuals and institutions.An overview of the major players in the contemporary art market and of the economic factors that motivate those individuals and institutions.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
429
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    • Barry Avrich
  • Stars
    • Marina Abramovic
    • Katherine Arnold
    • Leon Black(archive footage)
    • Barry Avrich
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    • Marina Abramovic
    • Katherine Arnold
    • Leon Black(archive footage)
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    • 7User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Marina Abramovic
    Marina Abramovic
    • Self - Artist
    Katherine Arnold
    Katherine Arnold
    • Self - Director of Post-War and Contemporary Art, Christie's
    Leon Black
    Leon Black
    • Self - Collector
    • (archive footage)
    Amy Cappellazzo
    Amy Cappellazzo
    • Self - Chairman, Executive Vice President, Sotheby's
    Simon de Pury
    Simon de Pury
    • Self - Auctioneer
    Lisa Dennison
    Lisa Dennison
    • Self - Chairman, North and South America, Sotheby's
    Jean Paul Engelen
    Jean Paul Engelen
    • Self - Worldwide Head of Contemporary Art, Phillips
    Robert Florczak
    • Self - Art Critic
    Henry Clay Frick
    Henry Clay Frick
    • Self - Collector
    • (archive footage)
    Larry Gagosian
    Larry Gagosian
    • Self - Art Dealer
    • (archive footage)
    Brett Gorvy
    Brett Gorvy
    • Self - Chairman and International Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art, Christie's
    Michael Govan
    Michael Govan
    • Self - Director, LACMA, Los Angeles
    Laurence Graff
    Laurence Graff
    • Self - Collector
    Stephane Graff
    Stephane Graff
    • Self - Artist
    Damien Hirst
    Damien Hirst
    • Self - Artist
    • (archive footage)
    Paul Hobson
    Paul Hobson
    • Self - Director, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford
    Rashid Johnson
    Rashid Johnson
    • Self - Artist
    Jeff Koons
    Jeff Koons
    • Self - Artist
    • (archive footage)
      • Barry Avrich
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      Features Amy Poehler as a ultra hip art gallery owner in Old Navy jeans TV commercial, 'Art is Dead. Jeans are Alive.'
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      Features Play It Again, Sam (1972)

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    7/10
    Regulate the art world? Recipe for disaster!
    I found this documentary about the current state of the hyper-capitalized art world fairly worthwhile. Sure, i knew a lot of what was said but there were some eye-opening parts, such as the surprising number of people who appear to think that fine art should be regulated by the government. That just sounds like a recipe for disaster. Of course, the only reason why they are saying this is because the magnitude of money at stake invites shysters and con artists of all stripes and turns successful artists themselves into con artists of sorts. The argument is supposed to be that this pluto-oligarchic structure crushes the little guy, the artist without a gallery and with no hope of gaining any recognition.

    That strikes me as a non sequitur. First of all, anyone currently famous began as someone completely unknown, so they had to be discovered within the system as well. In reality, genuine artists cannot be destroyed by even the daunting dynamics of the contemporary business of art. They will continue to paint in their ateliers (or no-bedroom shacks) and create what they feel compelled to create. Some of them will be discovered posthumously, and others not even then, but the value of what they produce is in no way compromised by the fact that they die in a state of poverty and relative anonymity. Art has always been like that. Remember Vincent van Gogh?

    The last thing the world needs is some sort of ueber government committee deciding what can and cannot be done with fine art. Is it fair that Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons are filthy rich, while perhaps better artists, who are less savvy self-promoters and marketers, are ignored? Is it fair that some people enjoy ridiculously high salaries for throwing a ball through a hoop while others earn a pittance for flipping burgers at fast-food restaurants? This is the world in which we live. The lucky ones (are they not the true artists?) find a way to avoid thorough cooption by the system--by all means necessary. Others simply sell their souls. But it is not the government´s role to care for people´s souls.
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    • May 16, 2019

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      • April 23, 2017 (United States)
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      • Basel, Kanton Basel Stadt, Switzerland
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      • Melbar Entertainment Group
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