Blog number 402 **** 29 July, 2010
So in Blog number 400 I went on a slight rant about the name or history of an artist making a painting or a carving or anything like that more valuable than the work itself. So today I pick up the latest issue of the New Yorker and the letters page is completely about an article written by a guy that confirms or denies expert's opinions on who mastered what painting. All of the letters - the whole letters page of three letters was only on the topic of David Gann's examination of Peter Biro's work in art authentication of art experts.
Understand this. First a guy paints a picture. Then an "expert" authenticates it as being painted by such and such - Rembrandt or Van Gogh or some other master. Then Peter Biros checks the other experts' expertise and then David Gann authenticates Peter Biro's expertise and then three self proclaimed experts go over David Gann's ruminations and THEN the New Yorker prints these letters for the further edification of the elite masses.
It's little wonder that publicity agents garner such huge salaries for guiding the public into what to think and what is important. Buddha knows they can't do it on their own.
Rant rant rant.
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