Talk:Martin Creed

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This is the Hendricks protest of the Turner Prize, Martin Creed's win, and abuses of modern art.

On January 8, 2002 at 1:30-1:40 pm, artist Tom Hendricks challenged the Turner Prize, and all abuses of modern art by The End of Modern Art Conceptual Art Event of 1/08/02. It created a conceptual art event that attacked the abuses of conceptual art, suggested a possible end of modern art, and suggested new directions for art. As Hendricks tells it, he was walking home from a fast food taco restaurant on Lemmon Avenue in Dallas Texas when it dawned on him how to protest the abuses of modern art. Specifically he would attack Martin Creed who won the annual Turner Prize that goes to the best art work from a British artist younger than 50. The prize was a check for $31,500 handed to Creed by pop star Madonna. Hendricks, "I worked hard to have some scope to my art: portraits, landscapes, still lifes, abstracts, and just about everything in between." In contrast Creed got the check for his exhibit of flashing light bulbs in an empty room. Previous works included a scrunched-up piece of paper and a ball of clay stuck to a wall. Hendricks, in his protests, suggests that modern art at its worst is 'consistently depressing, disjointed, lacking in technical skills, lacking in the ability to communicate, and seldom has scope.' He said in the manifesto about the event, " I would bring modern art to its end. I would suggest the ultimate, the ultimate in baffling minimalism. I would get the plastic check from Madonna. Where Creed had flashing lights in an empty room, I would imagine a gallery in my mind that would have no lights on at all! And that moment marked the end of modern art." Publishing history of The End Of Modern Art manifesto: first printed version was in the zine Musea #108, March 2002. It was also posted as 'The Last Minute of Modern Art' on artellawordsandart.com.Musea 02:42, 30 April 2006 (UTC) Musea 21:41, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

I suppose a small reference to this could be made--a footnote really--about critiques of Creed's work, from someone attempting to ride his coatails. Freshacconci 14:47, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

reqphoto

I am requesting a picture of the artist himself.Zigzig20s (talk) 07:36, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Saatchi front page on Martin Creed's relationship break up

There's a good piece the Saatchi Gallery have put online, on the front page of their magazine. His ex girlfriend has done a hilarious pubic kiss-and-tell memoir about her relationship with Creed. She is on the Tate Gallery website http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/24368157001 and the piece about Creed is here at Saatchi http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/blogon/art_news/miriam_elia_i_fell_in_love_with_a_conceptual_artist_and_it_was_totally_meaningless/6177 Idreamofdemons (talk) 21:57, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

And heaven knows there's nothing we love more than a pubic kiss-and-tell! 209.117.8.178 (talk) 19:52, 8 June 2016 (UTC)HelenChicago

New External Link

I have added a link to an external video on the Tate Channel which, as part of the TateShots series, shows Creed's contribution to the their Summer Show at St Ives this year (2011). It includes footage of him performing in his band on the opening night and a discussion of his work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikikatya (talk • contribs) 16:35, 2 August 2011 (UTC)