Richard Prince "Spiritual America" at the GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM

James Kalm is pleases to bring viewers exclusive unauthorized footage of this major exhibition. Richard Prince's style is one of the most recognizable in contemporary art. Since the late seventies, with his series of appropriated advertising photos, most notably the "Marlborough Man" images, Prince has used his particular perspective to critique American culture. Much of the resonance of the work comes from his recycling and redevelopment of previous motifs repeated, like his bawdy joke lines, until they become self-referentially antonymous. Opening statements by Thomas Krens and Nancy Spector.

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[asdffd]

Charlie Finch on Artnet was brutal when it came to this exhibition:

"Hey, did you hear the one about Frank Lloyd Wright modeling the Guggenheim after a toilet? It's about to overflow with crap."

[jameskalm]

asdffd,

I hadn't heard that one, good old Charlie. I'd love to get him to comment on one of the shows, thanks JK

Oh and don't forget to get outside and breath some fresh air.

[chetyou]

thanks again for getting a video out from the art powers, even though the show makes me depressed.

[leafblower2012]

All just "mind masturbation".

[CatZula]

@Mentocthemindtaker To be honest I'm not sure the Guggenheim is in the practice of stopping these sort of personal videos, but I'll admit I don't know. As far as Prince having everybody fooled though, I beg to differ... He's fallen completely off the list in the 2010 Power 100. The guy isn't much of an artist...he exploited the market for as long as he could (which was actually a pretty brief period). Serious collectors are moving on...

[Mentocthemindtaker]

Wow, just wow. Does NOBODY see the irony here??

Richard Prince is probably the world's most notorious 'appropriation artist' (i.e. blatant unauthorised copier of others' work) and here we all are watching an unauthorised video of the exhibition of his 'work'! If he has ANY sense of humour or appreciation of wicked irony at all then he would LOVE that you made this film.

I think his work is a load of old rubbish personally. But I do respect him for the fact the he's got everybody fooled.

[CatZula]

Yeah, great comment...cause Richard's all about love...and stealing other people's work...great generic comment...thanks for adding some witicism to the dialogue

[pues13]

why are there so many richard prince haters out there sipping on their haterade

[CatZula]

Ridiculously bad. I was depressed for a week after seeing this show. A better show (and more honest) would have been to take 100 vintage Playboy magazines, cut them up, and display the framed pages on display. The show would have been better for lacking Prince's meaningless signature.

[headhunter4519]

Prince also rips off other peoples photos for it, and takes credit. Look at the interview with National Geographic photographer Sam Abell about Prince.

[LawrenceCharlesMille]

If hapless transcendence is the American ethos,

Prince pummels it like a punching bag.

Wonderful show.

Thank you James.

Best-

[ead1529]

I've just been getting into his art recently, and I heard about his show there. It looks like an absolutely incredible show, I really wish I could have gone. Oh well.

[wuz352]

James, you rule. For everything I can't see in NYC--you go and videotape it. Thanks!