Monkey Magic
‘MUCH copied but never bettered, Anoraks Vomit In Sock is the epitome of the modern art movement at its most bleeding edge and challenging.
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Our seminal work hangs in poster form on many students walls, floors and bathrooms, a testament to what it is to eat and live in a world trapped on a treadmill of achievement etcetera, etcetera, blah, etcetera.
But our pre-eminent position in the arts world is being challenged by Congo, who famously painted in the 1950s while dressed as a chimpanzee.
As the Telegraph reports, three paintings by Congo have just been sold at Bonhams auction house, London, for the not inconsiderable sum of £14,400.
In the same sale, a small Renoir sculpture and a painting by Andy Warhol had to be withdrawn from sale due to a lack of interest.
The Times takes up the story, telling readers how Congos paintings were snapped up by one Howard Hong, a telecommunication consultant in California.
Many people have said to me, There is a cheaper solution buy a chimpanzee and put it in a room with some paper and paint, says Hong. But the painting struck him. My only upset is that Congo never titled his paintings.
Which are universally known as Bananas…’
Posted: 21st, June 2005 | In: Uncategorized Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
