{"id":23375,"date":"2014-11-12T10:36:56","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T15:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=23375"},"modified":"2014-11-12T11:25:43","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T16:25:43","slug":"peter-sutherland-mud-flaps-to-chariots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2014\/11\/12\/peter-sutherland-mud-flaps-to-chariots\/","title":{"rendered":"~PETER SUTHERLAND . . MUD FLAPS to CHARIOTS !!"},"content":{"rendered":"

INDUSTRIAL<\/strong>, don’t you love the resonant hard core . . chime !!<\/p>\n

after writing up that ‘FLASH FLOOD’ show, I got to thinking more about those PETER SUTHERLAND mud flaps. they were so<\/strong> well done, so well fabricated.
\nso artisanal and hardcore mechanical – all at the same time.
\nthe design \/ image, the concept, the ‘in-joke’ , in a nutshell . . the ‘product’ was so well integrated, and . . so unique.<\/p>\n

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\nPETER SUTHERLAND, ‘Fuck Fear’, 2014
\nMud Flap, 17 in. x 20 in.
\nSOLD – $300\/pair
\nCOLLECTION: NANCY SMITH<\/p>\n

so I wrote to MARK CROSS of MUDDGUTS and asked him . . to tell me, more about them.
\nI was so, so totally thrilled by his response:<\/p>\n

PETER had them . . “made by a guy who makes mud flaps for trucks. They’re legit. They are molded and I’d imagine some sort of screen printing is involved. Very industrial.”<\/p>\n

oh god I love that, ‘industrial’ is so<\/strong> the right word.
\nindustrial and hardcore just rhyme . . so right – !!<\/p>\n

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\ndetail, PETER SUTHERLAND, mud flap corner, ‘Fuck Fear’.<\/p>\n

from a collector’s point of view what could be better.
\nthe work, the image, the concept, the design . . is sure fire.
\nso is the trajectory of the artist.
\nthe price, sure is . . right !! 2 solid well-sized pieces for $300 ?!!
\nplus unlike so many works in this price range, this IS not a work on paper that needs careful handling, and framing. this is a solid slab of almost 1\/2 in. thick rubber, that attaches to the wall, and with 2 screws, and you can not get more sturdy or industrial, than that.<\/p>\n

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\nALBERTO GIACOMETTI, ‘CHARIOT’ – image via SOTHEBY’S
\nSOLD – $100,965,000
\nCOLLECTION: STEVE COHEN<\/p>\n

when I first saw this 1950 GIACOMETI, approx. 5 ft. high sculpture, a chariot-man, publicized in the WALL STREET JOURNAL, just prior to the big art auctions this month – my heartbeat started racing, right off the map . . wow – I knew right away, only somebody really really smart would buy this. even though it was priced high, or high enough !! $100 million !!
\nit was just so . . ‘industrial’, ha.
\nso perfectly conceived and balanced and drawn-out !! just like a perfectly pitched . . bell.
\nhardcore, metal. hardcore stance – conceptually, too. Alberto G. was not messing around.
\nnot only that, . . BUT:
\n“this version was cast in an edition of six, but only<\/strong> two are left in private hands”, plus . . “it’s also the only one version he ever painted gold.”
\n!! !! !!<\/p>\n

sure enough, super smart, smart enough to stay out of jail, while his firm tanked and others took the rap !! hedge fund billionaire-collector STEVE COHEN snapped it up. they say he was the only <\/strong>bidder. he’s worth $11.1 Billion and apparently he’s proud to declare that he spends 20% of his income on . . art.
\nsee: ‘BILLIONAIRE STEVE COHEN PAYS . . ‘ – PAGE SIX<\/a><\/p>\n

if there’s one thing I’ve learnt from over 3 decades of collecting, trading, and hustling my art street smarts to make a living, or as we like to joke a . . “killing’ !!
\nyou know . . death by art – it’s a tough survival game at the extreme cutting edge !!
\n. . is that there is no<\/strong> diff between the super rich and the dead broke artist-trendsetters who get in, at the very bottom. <\/p>\n

$300 vs $100 million – no diff !!<\/p>\n

same thrill !!<\/p>\n

same percentage of GAIN !! maybe even more on the start-up side. both sides entail a RISK FACTOR but that just fuels the heart beat, gives you the rush. because you know<\/strong> you are coming out ahead, as always !!<\/p>\n

fuck fear. like they say at Muddguts.
\nfuck everything in between, middle class collecting, what a joke. could it be any more banal.
\nthe uninspired masses, the sheep leading the sheep, the blind leading the blind, the wannabes . . . <\/p>\n

yeah, me and STEVE COHEN, we both got lucky this week. CA-CHING !!<\/p>\n

PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH, except where noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

INDUSTRIAL, don’t you love the resonant hard core . . chime !! after writing up that ‘FLASH FLOOD’ show, I got to thinking more about those PETER SUTHERLAND mud flaps. they were so well done, so well fabricated. so artisanal and hardcore mechanical – all at the same time. the design \/ image, the concept, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23375"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23375"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23387,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23375\/revisions\/23387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}