Comments on: Daily Question # 461

By: Freestyler

Freestyler — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:30:49 +0000

Sir Nicholas Serota holding “Sir Nicholas Serota Makes
an Acquisitions Decision” a satire of Tracey Emin’s “My Bed”

By: Kashyap

Kashyap — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:54:48 +0000

Sir Nicholas Serota Makes an Acquisitions Decision is one of the best known paintings to come out of the Stuckism art movement, and a likely “signature piece” for the movement,standing for its opposition to conceptual art. It was painted by the Stuckism co-founder Charles Thomson in 2000, and has been exhibited in a number of shows since, as well as being featured on placards during Stuckist demonstrations against the Turner Prize.

It depicts Sir Nicholas Serota, Director of the Tate Gallery, and the usual chairman of the Turner Prize jury. “Emin” satirises Young British Artist Tracey Emin’s installation My Bed, consisting of her bed and objects, including knickers, which she exhibited in 1999 as a Turner Prize nominee.

By: Kashyap

Kashyap — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:54:48 +0000

By: vinayak007

vinayak007 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:21:34 +0000

Nicholas Serota (A) holding a leaflet of a painting called ‘Sir Nicholas Serota Makes an Acquisitions Decision.’ by Charles Thomson.
The painting has become the face of the Stuckist demonstrations (centered around the Turner prize event)
The subject of the painting itself bears an allusion to B -> Tracey Emin, a Turner Prize nominee who shot to fame with her exhibit ‘My Bed’ which was a compendium of an ill kept bed, condoms strewed all over and a soiled underwear.

By: vinayak007

vinayak007 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:21:34 +0000

By: anil raghavan

anil raghavan — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:15:04 +0000

a)sir nicholas serota makes an acquisition decison
b)tacy emin one of the stuckists
asked a qustion last year at cusat basd on the’bed’ of the lady

By: Abhi

Abhi — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:48:58 +0000

The man is Nick Sarota, so the card is some artwork from Tates. No idea about the girl, though..

By: Abhi

Abhi — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:48:58 +0000

The man is Nick Sarota, so the card is some artwork from Tates. No idea about the girl, though..

By: Anjay

Anjay — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:19:19 +0000

A :Sir Nicholas Serota, Director of the Tate gallery
Painting: “Sir Nicholas Serota Makes an Acquisitions Decision” by Charles Thompson
B; Tracy Emin, artist who is known to exhibit her used bed, underwear etc as works of art. The above painting satirises this, especially since Nicholas Serota was a judge on the panel which reviewed Emin’s paintings.

By: dr.vijaynath

dr.vijaynath — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:24:33 +0000

The person in the picture is Sir Nicolas Serota,director of tate gallery and one of the jury’s of the turner prize.The art work in his hand is “sir nicolas serota makes an acquisition decision” by Charles Thomson the founder of “Stuckism” art movement.This postcard in serota’s hand actually criticises him in nominating TRACY EMIN’s “MY BED” for turner prize .The lady in the picture i suppose is TRACY EMIN.