Comments on: Is Art Vandalism Art? A Closer Look At Maximo Caminero And Ai Weiwei http://beijingcream.com/2014/02/is-art-vandalism-art-maximo-caminero-and-ai-weiwei/ A Dollop of China Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:42:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jonathan Alpart http://beijingcream.com/2014/02/is-art-vandalism-art-maximo-caminero-and-ai-weiwei/#comment-255907 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 04:44:22 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=22627#comment-255907 “Chinese artists and patrons have a long history of exploiting anonymous artisans for mass production…”

Hilary, please correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t most if not all artists do that? I’m quite sure I remember learning in school about Renaissance artists such as Michelangelo employing students and interns to help paint his masterpieces and getting no credit and little money.

]]> By: Jay http://beijingcream.com/2014/02/is-art-vandalism-art-maximo-caminero-and-ai-weiwei/#comment-255856 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 00:05:26 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=22627#comment-255856 Ai owned the vases he dropped.

Maximo Caminero didn’t.

Whether either action was “art” is not germane.

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