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 Blimey! - Matthew Collings
Newest Review: ... sense (long-winded histories, in-depth criticism and analysis, pie-charts etc...) but is a casual, episodic guide to the ... more  ... London-art experience of the Saatchi-generations, full of "a funny thing happened to me the other day" type stories. Depending on your personality, you will find this book either very funny (in an ironic way) or irritating (in an irritating way). I found it a bit of both. I couldn't tell if Collings' hipyoungtrendycool attitude is honest, or just another statement about the artworld. He writes conversationally. Honest. Short statements and that. Funny, huh? No? Oh... Nevertheless 'Blimey'...more |
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Blimey! - Matthew Collings: Sm(art) arse... (148 words)
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Matthew Collings' 'Blimey' is an incredibly readable book about the London modern-art world from Francis Bacon to Damien Hirst. 'Blimey' isn't informative in the traditional sense (long-winded histories, in-depth criticism and analysis, pie-charts etc...) but is a casual, episodic guide to the London-art experience of the Saatchi-generations, full of "a funny thing happened to me the other day" type stories. Depending on your personality, you will find this book either very funny (in an ironic way) or irritating (in an irritating way). I found it a bit of both. I couldn't tell if Collings' ... Read the complete review
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