Mexico’s Vice Gallery pissed off artist Scott Campbell so much that the artist hauled his entire solo show out onto the sidewalk and proceeded to burn his pieces. Not only was the work laser-cut from stacks of bills, but also sold-out completely. Double burn.
The NYC tattooist-turned-artist reportedly was unhappy with Vice’s execution of his show. The gallery owners weren’t too forthcoming with Campbell… so he lit it up.
wow…talk about not compromising values. RESPECT! although probably self-defeating in the long run.
Lawsuit-o-rama, I'm sure.
They're stacks of 100 $1 bills, not laser cut $100 bills. It's the difference between burning a couple hundred dollars worth of stuff (real cost, not the retail price) and burning tens of thousands of dollars of stuff. And Yojimbot hit the nail on the head. Big props for not taking no sh** from anyone, but by not only pissing the gallery off but also all those collectors, he's got a big "CRAZY" tattooed on his forehead from now on. Folks is going to be real wary of working with him. Unless it's all a big publicity stunt then I say, "Weak."
What an asshole
How very Howard Roark of him.
He just burned 6 of the 17 pieces from the expo. I just visited Vice Gallery this weekend and there's still plenty of Scott Campbell's work showing there. I have to say: "publicity stunt" all the way.
Publicity stunt or not, what he did was utterly stupid. Take your shit away and don't display, but what is the point of destroying your own work?
He's trying to shake the art world most likely. Making some noise in every creative, weird and crazy way as possible.
seeing as they are actually made of money, it seems like this was planned all along. not judging, just thinking…
be positive my man….burn something else, like a cop car….people are staving all over the world
FADE AA TFO
that is a humble artist NOT!
boring
I'm never quite sure what to make of The Fountainhead