[mcnuts]

Anyone else get the Auc Sab email about the Gavin Turk exclusive? Seems like one hell of a coup and will no doubt have competitors shiitting bricks (pardon the pun). A bit too much for me, I need to wait for the unsigned version but still very cool.

[Karl Read]

Can anyone explain the idea behind this?

[steve]

he already released the unsigned versions Mc. I bought the lot and built myself a nice bungalow ;D

[happyshopper]

There's something in the description about buying his "Tag". So I guess signing a brick is like his "Urban Art" thing!??

[happyshopper]

£500 isn't bad when Hirst is selling painted plastic skulls (Ed. 50) for £50,000 on Other Criteria!!

[artyfarty]

Shameless opportunism. Embarassing.

[steve]

AP's come in different colourways

[elwheel]

500 brick for a brick eh! I think the concept is quite witty with the edition size reflecting that its a one-liner - disposable - maybe an idea he had that he didn't want people to confuse with Carl André but that sits well with his blue circles and other similar works.

[13loco]

Definetely could be a good piece for a "hand finished"

[mcnuts]

I just got a text message from Adam Neate saying when you are on the look out for his posters on Friday to keep your eyes peeled for a bunch of unsigned Gavin Turk's which have also been placed all over London. Good luck!

[Sacked...]

If i remember rightly, he was charging £400.00 for a signed car tyre at the art carboot sale earlier this year.Perhaps he's trying to help the building and car trades during the credit crunch ?

[bert]

This isn't even worth the 6 seconds it has taken me to post this message...

[Dellboyy]

yeah, erm... pass!

[Deleted]

maybe some of you should take 5 seconds to google his name....and actually see why he does this....pretty cool in fact

[Karl Read]

I can definitely say that i will not be paying £500 for a brick!

[lostplotter]

That is just a joke. There is nothing creative about it whatsoever.

[bullet]

gavin turk is pretty much gash.



IMO

[goffy]

As un-original as Hirst.

[mcnuts]

i cant afford it but can guarantee you that in 20 years time it will be worth more than any Hush you own

[bullet]

dont own any hush so it probably wont to be honest

[Daniel Silk]

Good to see AucSab's art releases are of the same high quality as its PR.

[Adamski]

Is this a painted bronze, or is it just a clay brick?

[elwheel]

I think any gallery representing or releasing Turk Ltd Eds has a bit of a coup on their hands

[mcnuts]

Nov 12, 2008 14:50:25 GMT 1 Adamski said:

Is this a painted bronze, or is it just a clay brick?

the bronze would require too much work

[pezlow]

For many years turk has been challenging us with what art is. For his postgrad degree show at the RCA (which led him to fail his degree by the way) the work of art was a blue plaque which he mounted on the wall of the RCA and read something like "Gavin Turk Artist Studied here 19... to 19..."

Turk's early work centred almost exclusively on his signature. He did huge canvasses which he just signed in huge writing (often multicolour). His argument was that art had become such a commodity that people no longer looked at the art itself but just at who the artist is. Thus what is the point of the artist creating the artwork at all if the buyer is only after his signature.

More recently he had gone on to sign things to make them art, following on from the lead from the likes of Manzoni and Duchamp. He also does things like cast a rubbish bag in bronze then paint it black and stick it in the corner of a gallery to play with our perceptions of what art is and what it can be.

For my part I think he is a clever artist who has done something different. I wouldn't spend the money on the brick, mainly because I too struggle with the concept of paying that sort of money for a signed house brick. Nevertheless I enjoy seeing what Turk does.

It's a huge coup for Auction sab to have got an exclusive by Turk, whatever you may think of his art he is a massive name in the UK british art scene.

[Deleted]

this is an interesting one, Gavin Turk's inherently 'street' to me because he's sticking two fingers up at what Art should be and how we should view it.

At the end of the day is all we're really interested in is who did it and how much it's worth and for that he should be applauded.....now....whether this is particularly suited to the crowd on this forum, I find harder to answer?500 is alot for a witty idea, a signature and a brick,but possibly to a white cube mailling list you could get away with selling this for a lot more.

brave idea AuctionSab and an interesting Artist, but maybe the wrong demographic to be selling to?

[Deleted]

Nov 12, 2008 14:57:47 GMT 1 pezlow said:

For many years turk has been challenging us with what art is. For his postgrad degree show at the RCA (which led him to fail his degree by the way) the work of art was a blue plaque which he mounted on the wall of the RCA and read something like "Gavin Turk Artist Studied here 19... to 19..."

Turk's early work centred almost exclusively on his signature. He did huge canvasses which he just signed in huge writing (often multicolour). His argument was that art had become such a commodity that people no longer looked at the art itself but just at who the artist is. Thus what is the point of the artist creating the artwork at all if the buyer is only after his signature.

More recently he had gone on to sign things to make them art, following on from the lead from the likes of Manzoni and Duchamp. He also does things like cast a rubbish bag in bronze then paint it black and stick it in the corner of a gallery to play with our perceptions of what art is and what it can be.

For my part I think he is a clever artist who has done something different. I wouldn't spend the money on the brick, mainly because I too struggle with the concept of paying that sort of money for a signed house brick. Nevertheless I enjoy seeing what Turk does.

It's a huge coup for Auction sab to have got an exclusive by Turk, whatever you may think of his art he is a massive name in the UK british art scene.

at last - very nice post Pezlow

[elwheel]

I imagine they will be sold out quick smart

[Daniel Silk]

Im not sure about it being a coup Maybe Auction Sab was just an obvious choice for a release like this. I guess the artist looks for the people that would most likely buy a piece like that and Auction Saboteur was at the center of that scene.

[edcase]

I am shocked about the negativity of this piece, IMHO it just shows the level of knowledge and understanding about art from a lot of the people on this forum. I'm going to get flamed for saying it, but frankly I don't care.

This piece is pure genius and I just hope I got my email in in time as I was out and about when the news dropped.