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I am a painter in search of an audience! Here are words to catch search engine hits: painting artist RISD New England Longmeadow Amherst Boston...more as I think of them. Check out my portfolio on a seperate website. The link is on the top of the righthand column

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Another Stunning Day In Artland!!

Andreas Gursky's Rhine II photograph sells for $4.3m

 

Sum paid for sludgy image of desolate, featureless landscape sets new world record for a photograph

 

More here from the Guardian. Thanks to my friend Matthew Beall for reporting this crime to me!


 

1 comment:

  1. Christie's described it as "a dramatic and profound reflection on human existence and our relationship to nature on the cusp of the 21st century."
    I like your description much better, Mark.

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