AB/MB Wrap-up

05 Dec AB/MB Wrap-up

Posted at 09:01h in Musings by

Well it’s Over. I was going to write a little something about:

1. All the blogger hype about being on-site and in the action and then the big No-Show.

2. The new idea that the powers that be will be selling you. That what’s happening at fairs are more than sales figures….um, ok. It will always be the measuring stick, remember we are dealing with the art world. Lots of sheep in this pen. But I understand that you have to have some sort of different spin to be interesting.

3. The idea that all the bloggers on site would make this years event and the surrounding events more transparent. Um, nope. (but I can understand their hesitancy, rumor has it this is the post that got the Office uninvited to artLA)

4. I was going to write about the attempt not to give bloggers VIP/press passes but after the big no-show I think everybody was just looking for the free pass.

5. Hate to break it to you but the more "traditional" media (Artinfo, Art newspaper, etc.) scooped all the bloggers. Why did you need the WiFi again??

But whats the point, and anyway when you get controversial people get mad at you. Bloggers seem to be really good at dishing out critiques…just not getting them.

Sounds like a lot of people made a lot of money though. See you in Miami next year.

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  • Tyler Green
    Posted at 11:03h, 05 December

    Sorry, but what are you talking about? There has been TONS of blog coverage of the fair. Technorati lists dozens — and that’s with just a search of posts in the last 24 hours.
    And where did No. 3 come from? I didn’t read anyone claiming that they’d make the fairs more “transparent,” whatever that means.
    Furthermore, I didn’t know that artifno/TAN were “competing” with bloggers for anything. I mean, I sure wasn’t competing to see with them to see what Mary Boone was wearing or to print what dealers claimed to be selling paintings for (unverified, of course).
    Last, I’d put my contextualizing/etc. post from this morning up against anything written about the fairs all week.

  • Chris
    Posted at 11:19h, 05 December

    Hi Tyler-
    I guess we’ll agree to disagree.
    Yes there was lots of blog posts. Before and I’m sure now after, when all the opinion pieces come. I was talking about during.
    You knock transparency then make sure to comment that the artinfo/TAN reports were unverified. Exactly, with all you bloggers on the ground I thought we’d get more.
    I never said they were competing. But I would put the substance of their reports against anything that came out of the blogging community during the fair.
    You always have good posts, but I would hope it’s Ok to disagree with your take. We can’t always be on the mark, as you have pointed out with me.
    Glad it got some discussion going. Don’t take it personal.

  • Tyler Green
    Posted at 12:49h, 05 December

    I don’t. I was — and am — merely flummoxed.

  • Chris
    Posted at 16:12h, 05 December

    Hi Caryn-
    I deleted your comment for two reasons.
    1. It would require me to respond to you in a way publicly I’m unwilling to do. Don’t like to get mean, won’t get us anywhere.
    2. I’ll let you take shots at me as soon as you open your comments section back up.
    Thanks, Chris

  • La Dauphine
    Posted at 13:56h, 07 December

    I wouldn’t be surprised about your #3 re: being ‘uninvited’. Although submission decisions are “supposed” to be made only by selection committees on the ‘quality of your application’, I’ve heard of grumblings otherwise (e.g. organizers getting in the mix)… and that’s all I’ll say about it! Good luck!! 🙂