2.6.09


»Ordnance«, 1971 by Anthony Caro. (via VVORK)

If i was a multimillionaire, I’d buy this. Then hang my laundry on it. It would be an extension of the work, a dialogue with the piece, making it mine but retaining the original form and spirit of Anthony's practice. Art historians would get uptight about it, the collectors would be aghast. But I’d be all “Hey, i’m a multimillionaire, I can do whatever with this, it’s my damn Anthony Caro sculpture. I paid an arm and a leg and a toe for it.” I’d keep it next to the barbeque.

People would lean on it at BBQs and I'd have to tell them what it was, that it was art- like Capital-A-Art- and how much I paid for it. They'd be all "oh shit" like they were leaning on some guy's shiny new Humvee and the automated alarm voice gives them hell.

But that'd be okay. "Hey, whatever--- leave your beer on it; it's sturdy".

A solid investment. There's got to be some serious Tremclad on there. There better be, I paid enough for the damn thing. I'll use it as the bar and serve the best mojitos, with the mint flown in from Morocco or Cuba or wherever. Hell, fly in the dude who picked it while I'm at it, buy him a beer. Introduce him to the whoop-ass that is Kokanee.

I'm looking forward to stringing Christmas lights on it come Wintertime.

13.5.09






In yukata

slicing
a loaf of wonder


bread

with
a toy
katana







That's right, you hippies