ONLINE ASSIGNMENT

Our online assignment is in preparation for our class trip next week to Chelsea Galleries.

You must read the two readings, then answer the related questions on the blog.

First read this:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/arts/design/holland-cotter-looks-at-money-in-art.html?_r=0

Then read this:

http://nypost.com/2014/04/27/inside-the-mad-world-of-modern-art/

Then answer these questions on the blog due on 5/27 by 11:59pm:

• Some paintings cost $100. Some paintings cost $100,000. Based on the readings and you own thoughts, what do you think shapes contemporary society’s value of an artwork?  Do you agree with this? 
• What should determine the value of an artwork?
• Post an image of an artwork that you would love to buy. 
• How much would you pay for it and why?