Image from Domino April 2008
Apart from the fact that Drew Barrymore’s much hyped production offices were brown and old-fashioned and fugly as hell, I was somewhat saddened to see this wall of thrift shop finds was proudly emblazoned as having been ‘scored in one day’.
Leaving aside the fact that it is one of the ugliest walls of art I’ve ever encountered, aren’t art walls supposed to be full of precious treasures tracked down over years, each with its own memories attached and story to tell – winning a nailbiting Ebay auction; discovering an unknown artist on Etsy,; saving up for a piece by your favourite artist that you can’t really afford and yes, tracking down something genuinely delightful in a thrift shop or flea market?
Or is it just me?