This week saw the birth of a great stuntster. Clayton Pettet, the student who exploded across the internet last October when he announced plans to lose his virginity for an artwork has finally made good on his promise. Well, sort of. According to the Telegraph the actual event involved no hanky panky, little nudity and…
Kabbalah, Tony claims, has given him the technology of creativity. “The Kabbalah has a very healthy attitude towards sex – it’s an important thing!” Now we’re on the way to Tate Britain in the Nissan Cube. The Tate is a mystical place for Tony. He took a homeless man called Roger off the street and…
Jade Goody’s not cold in her grave and already a “controversial” artist is leeching off her celebrity to generate some quick and dirty PR. News broke in the Hackney Gazette last week that performance artist Mark McGowan is organising a re-enactment of the final hours of Jade Goody’s life. It’s a pretty typical scam; the…
These are exciting times for The Fame Formula; the book is due out in paperback in a couple of weeks and I’m enjoying seeing proofs come in from the publishers (it’s looking good!) and also the Fame Formula competition is coming to a close. What’s particularly pleasurable about the competition is that not only is…
I have just been sent this release about a solo show by artist activists the “Vacuum Cleaner”. The group plans to sell £14,040 of Coke, Heroin and Hash as part of a gallery show. What a wonderful idea. Contemporary art is reaching new heights, mixing a PR stunt with art. Is it a wind up? …
I spotted this “promotional tool” in today’s Independent. It’s a piece about a rather bizarre artist who paints portraits with his penis. Pricasso (ahem), as he calls himself, has recently demonstrated his talents at the Sexpo exhibition in Johannesburg. But I’m afraid he has all the hallmarks of a publicity stunt – one of the…
Flyposting is a thing of the past. Thanks to Camden Council. Pete Strange, the oddly titled Boulevard Project Manager, Camden Council, managed to get Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) served on those heroic street guerrillas a couple of years ago that made our streets less interesting According to the Guardian at the time ” Camden employed…