What do fresh air, English soil and shit have in common? All have been canned, bagged and sold in the name of art … but for Stuart Semple, the offer comes with caveats.
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Image supplied courtesy Stuart Semple
Stuart Semple is hustling it again – this time banning British Prime Minister Theresa May from buying his art, rather than his usual target, superstar artist Anish Kapoor.
Described as a post YBA artist, Semple gained international notoriety when he banned Kapoor from buying his pigment PINK, billed as the world’s pinkest pigment, and selling for just £3.99 (AUD $6.40).
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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