er for sale again // (Scott Johnson)
The New York Post has carved out a niche for Hunter Biden and his family business. I wonder if the Post is going to be a target in some of the offensive maneuvers Biden plans with a little help by his friends. Hunter is not only a piece, but he is also a creator of pieces.
The Post reports Hunter unveiled a $225,000 painting and other works at the New York’s Georges Berges Gallery. Berges claims Hunter is one of his artists. He is that good. He’s that good.
The Post also published James Bovard’s column about Biden’s return the art market. Bovard looks back at Hunter’s exhibition at the gallery last January:
Hunter, a former addict to crack cocaine, displayed pieces made by blowing ink on Japanese Yupo papers through a metal straw for his first art show last January. Another critic said Hunter’s work was “somewhere among a screen saver” and “if you Googled “midcentury abstraction” and mashed up whatever results came up.”
Let’s now take a moment to consider “post zombie formalism” or “Generic Post Zombie Formulalism.” Bravo Jerry Saltz.
1. A few years back, I was asked to comment about Hunter Biden’s work. I didn’t know much about Hunter Biden at the time, other than that he was the son and current-President Biden. I didn’t know he was a former addict nor any other details about him. I was just shown ….. pic.twitter.com/QtvpJKLxlW
— Jerry Saltz (@jerrysaltz December 17, 2020
We missed the original wave in “Zombie Formalism.” Saltz’s “Generic Post Zombie Formalism”, which he calls “Generic Zombie Formalism”, sounds like something new, but Hunter Biden is not so sure. As he continues to run the Biden family business, his persistence at the White House is not worthy of our attention.
