Comments on: THE GREAT CONTEMPORARY ART BUBBLE – artmarketblog.com http://www.artmarketblog.com/2009/05/19/the-great-contemporary-art-bubble-artmarketblog-com/ Art Market Analysis by Nic Forrest Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sarah http://www.artmarketblog.com/2009/05/19/the-great-contemporary-art-bubble-artmarketblog-com/#comment-2057 Sarah Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:27:18 +0000 http://artmarketblog.com/?p=2103#comment-2057 I love Ben Lewis documentaries. He really knows how to keep someone entertained, and can present information very clearly. I haven't seen a film of his I didn't like. I can't wait to get my hands on this one. -Sarah <a href="http://www.sundustgallery.com" rel="nofollow">Art Gallery Scottsdale</a> I love Ben Lewis documentaries. He really knows how to keep someone entertained, and can present information very clearly. I haven’t seen a film of his I didn’t like. I can’t wait to get my hands on this one.

-Sarah
Art Gallery Scottsdale

]]> By: Kristian http://www.artmarketblog.com/2009/05/19/the-great-contemporary-art-bubble-artmarketblog-com/#comment-2056 Kristian Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:13:47 +0000 http://artmarketblog.com/?p=2103#comment-2056 The art cards that you show through out the show...did you make those for the show or is it possible to buy them somewhere? The art cards that you show through out the show…did you make those for the show or is it possible to buy them somewhere?

]]> By: David http://www.artmarketblog.com/2009/05/19/the-great-contemporary-art-bubble-artmarketblog-com/#comment-2055 David Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:48:45 +0000 http://artmarketblog.com/?p=2103#comment-2055 It may be obvious to people inolved in contemporary art, but as someone who isn't, I found the documentary very informative. It may be obvious to people inolved in contemporary art, but as someone who isn’t, I found the documentary very informative.

]]> By: Art in NYC – Visual Arts in New York City » Video about Gallery Closings in NYC http://www.artmarketblog.com/2009/05/19/the-great-contemporary-art-bubble-artmarketblog-com/#comment-2054 Art in NYC – Visual Arts in New York City » Video about Gallery Closings in NYC Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:14:40 +0000 http://artmarketblog.com/?p=2103#comment-2054 [...] fact, there’s a film on  THE GREAT CONTEMPORARY ART BUBBLE, care of  artmarketblog.com that would have been nice if I could have embedded it, here, but it might be possible to catch it [...] [...] fact, there’s a film on  THE GREAT CONTEMPORARY ART BUBBLE, care of  artmarketblog.com that would have been nice if I could have embedded it, here, but it might be possible to catch it [...]

]]> By: Bob de Vries http://www.artmarketblog.com/2009/05/19/the-great-contemporary-art-bubble-artmarketblog-com/#comment-2053 Bob de Vries Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:46:52 +0000 http://artmarketblog.com/?p=2103#comment-2053 This docu was plain bad. Filmmaker Ben Lewis seemed like a bittered Michael Moore without his good sense of (sarcastic) humor. Lewis should check out the work of people like Louis Theroux and learn that sincere interest in his subject (without prejudice) reveals / tells you a lot more than hammering your point down the viewers throat. This docu was plain bad. Filmmaker Ben Lewis seemed like a bittered Michael Moore without his good sense of (sarcastic) humor. Lewis should check out the work of people like Louis Theroux and learn that sincere interest in his subject (without prejudice) reveals / tells you a lot more than hammering your point down the viewers throat.

]]> By: Joel http://www.artmarketblog.com/2009/05/19/the-great-contemporary-art-bubble-artmarketblog-com/#comment-2052 Joel Mon, 25 May 2009 16:23:54 +0000 http://artmarketblog.com/?p=2103#comment-2052 I watched the documentary and thought it was an inept offering from a film-maker who is not short of self-importance, but who clearly doesn't understand the art market. His great revelations were: 1. The contemporary art market boom has ended. 2. The art market is unregulated and is therefore manipulated by the collectors and the galleries. 3. Er, that was it. Well, knock me down with a feather. It took this guy a year to come up with these great insights! Lewis started by telling us that the 'biggest bubble of all had ended', misleading his audience into thinking that contemporary art is a bigger market than oil, housing or equities. He then meandered his way between New York and London, expressing disbelief at the amount paid for top end pieces of art. He seemed jealous of the collectors and tried to snipe at their taste in art, and then, as his filming coincided with the economic downturn, he took glee in the fact that market was adversely affected - 'just as I predicted'. Lewis's ridiculous claims that he had unearthed the great secret of the art market - that dealers support the prices of their artists at auction - was greeted by one of his interviewees with a 'Du-uh'. Of course, you moron. What a chump. No wonder nobody important gave him an interview. The amazing thing was that the commissioning editor at BBC allowed the film to go ahead with such little content. I watched the documentary and thought it was an inept offering from a film-maker who is not short of self-importance, but who clearly doesn’t understand the art market.
His great revelations were:
1. The contemporary art market boom has ended.
2. The art market is unregulated and is therefore manipulated by the collectors and the galleries.
3. Er, that was it.
Well, knock me down with a feather. It took this guy a year to come up with these great insights!
Lewis started by telling us that the ‘biggest bubble of all had ended’, misleading his audience into thinking that contemporary art is a bigger market than oil, housing or equities. He then meandered his way between New York and London, expressing disbelief at the amount paid for top end pieces of art. He seemed jealous of the collectors and tried to snipe at their taste in art, and then, as his filming coincided with the economic downturn, he took glee in the fact that market was adversely affected – ‘just as I predicted’.
Lewis’s ridiculous claims that he had unearthed the great secret of the art market – that dealers support the prices of their artists at auction – was greeted by one of his interviewees with a ‘Du-uh’. Of course, you moron.
What a chump. No wonder nobody important gave him an interview. The amazing thing was that the commissioning editor at BBC allowed the film to go ahead with such little content.

]]> By: Matt Holton http://www.artmarketblog.com/2009/05/19/the-great-contemporary-art-bubble-artmarketblog-com/#comment-2051 Matt Holton Sat, 23 May 2009 15:58:02 +0000 http://artmarketblog.com/?p=2103#comment-2051 Thanks for the interesting post. I will be sure to download this documentary. Thanks again. Thanks for the interesting post. I will be sure to download this documentary. Thanks again.

]]> By: Rodney Swan http://www.artmarketblog.com/2009/05/19/the-great-contemporary-art-bubble-artmarketblog-com/#comment-2050 Rodney Swan Wed, 20 May 2009 22:02:33 +0000 http://artmarketblog.com/?p=2103#comment-2050 Hi Nicholas You have a great website. I wish I found it much earlier. I live in Sydney, Australia and seem to have difficulty in seeing or downloading Ben Lewis Doco on Contemporary Art. Please help as I really want to watch this. What options do I have to watch this. Thanks Rodney Swan rswan@bgp.net.au 0414 444 284 Hi Nicholas
You have a great website. I wish I found it much earlier.
I live in Sydney, Australia and seem to have difficulty in seeing or downloading Ben Lewis Doco on Contemporary Art. Please help as I really want to watch this. What options do I have to watch this.
Thanks
Rodney Swan
rswan@bgp.net.au
0414 444 284

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