Dave Barry stopped writing his humor columns a while ago, but that hasn’t stopped the Miami Herald from reprinting old ones, dubbing them classics. The most recent one was about the Art Basel Miami Beach and mentioned Rodney McMillian’s “chair.” Clearly, Uncle Jay could have done better – and if indeed McMillian’s art was on sale for $2’800.00 then it could be a wise business investment to get Uncle Jay a gallery. I can volunteer to write the pretentious copy.Â
I suppose the real question is if anyone ever bought the artwork.Â
My question is, does anyone ever read the pretentious copy. I made it to the middle of the last paragraph. I’m not sure which is more depressing, the chair or the writing…but I’m leaning towards the writing.
This kind of art reminds me of subprime mortgages with a fig leaf of faux refinement – except that the bubble never seems to end. Clearly, “Does it match my sofa?” is the wrong question to ask here.