A couple looking for something sunny, beautiful… Jim has the perfect piece… but there’s another possible buyer in Maine… one famous for his appreciation of the arts! Jim makes the call…
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- Art Fag City, May 2010: Best Link Ever! “In this latest glimpse into the White Cube, show producer and gallerist Jim Kempner spoofs the ridiculous realities of the world many of us live and work in” – by David Harper of Art Fag City.
- Artnet News letter September 2010 “We know the art world is smart but is it funny? Chelsea dealer Jim Kempner thinks so, and next month launches a second season of The Madness of Art, his funny web-video series starring himself, his gallery director Dru Arstark, fellow dealer Glenn Dranof
ARTnews, November 2010: Funny Business
The setting is Jim Kempner Fine Art, at Tenth Avenue and 23rd Street. Kempner, who did stand-up comedy in San Francisco before becoming a dealer in New York, plays himself…- Huffington Post: The Madness of Art: Jim Kempner's Mockumentary-style Film Series About the Contemporary Art World Jim Kempner, founder/director of the eponymous gallery in the hub of New York’s gallery district in Chelsea, sees the contemporary art world as a hilarious place. And it is a world he plumbs every day for new material for his mockumentary style film serie
- Joanne Mattera Art Blog “Would you like to be in this one?” he asked. I’ll bet it would have been fun, but on this last day of the fairs, I had an itinerary that would take me over to Aqua for a third visit, to ABMB for a third visit, and then up Collins Avenue to NADA. Regretfu
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The Maine version should be the only version! Maybe you should forward it to
Monsieur Le Page (with an accent) himself. Who knew he was such a collector?
The gov has all sorts of tricks up his sleeve; but I still wonder how he could fit that mural up there.
Nice work guys!
Nicole
At least we can laught at ART… really thanks this world is always so serius and boring!!!!
My favorite.. Charlie you are a natural… extremely funny.. Love watching madness of art. Should be in HBO.
Fifi
When I was in New York last month I visited the gallery and introduced myself to Drew and Jim. Thank you Drew for being so fabulous. What a delightful brush with celebrity.
As always very funny… but incomplete without the co-star Dru. She definitely needs a reality show.
does polly know about this?