omg, did you ASK permission first???
"you're going to be so busted. you copied. um. that's plagiarism you know. total copyright infringement. you're going to be in so much trouble. i'm not going to tell or anything.....i'm just saying....."
irreverent artist eric doeringer has taken these notions, turned them around and in-your-faced it into a profit.
doeringer "recreates" copies of original art pieces, which sell for....well let's just say, A LOT more...and sells them for a lot less.
and he sells these bootlegged pieces just like any boot legger would, on the streets of new york.
often times right outside the very museum in which the real stuff sits, warmly, protected encased and shrined in all of its unmitigated glory!
i'm not here to pass judgment. that's not my place. (can't stand the teachery types who lecture, condescendingly, one eye brow up, arms crossed) nope, i'm here to applaud the art. which is quite good. seems as though sweet todd oldham approves as well, as he is a collector of not a few of doeringer's works.
love this one: his work can be seen at the whitney (IN THE whitney) in his new show: Initial Public Offering starting september 28th (7 p.m. opening)
he also has a slew of naughty, irreverent goods for sale on his website. some completely unmentionable but some that are funny, 'my entire cd collection' on one cd-buy at your own risk.
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Ooooooo, the MattressPolice are comin' a knockin'...........Alison
damn. now i'm bummed that i posted this!
Don't be bummed though! It was still a great post!
thanks for the correction!