Nov 28, 2015

ON THE CULTURE OF FAKES, READ THIS

I just finished reading this wonderful book: VAN GOGH ON DEMAND, CHINA AND THE READYMADE by Winnie Won Yin Wong (University of Chicago Press, 2013). It is all about an entire city in China whose residents make copies of famous Western paintings. Insightful commentary on art and consumerism, art and creativity, art and craft....