Last year was the first time I’d ever gone and the
experience was timely for a number of non-art related reasons.
But the truth is, I really grapple with the whole art fair
circus. I mean, I understand its place in the wider ecology of the art world
and the commercial art world in particular, and am not such a socialist as to
say art should only be that which is available and accessible and interesting
and rich with transformative potential for the average punter. BUT, well, I kind
of don’t really like the commercial art world. And mostly, that’s because I
think its values are a bit screwy.
