There was an uproar from critics who argued that the gesture was clumsy and opportunistic, if not cynical, as Mr. Koons didn’t have a direct connection to the terrorist attacks. “The general outcry was in part caused by a form of outdated anti-Americanism, but it was also a sincere, offended one,” said Guillaume Piens, the director of the Art Paris Art Fair. “Whenever artists touch on memory and victims, it’s hard to see an uninterested, mere artistic act only.”
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National Record Album Day? Really?
You would never guess, from the way the album remains the centre of the musical conversation, that it is dying. Though MSM revenues are rising, album sales have halved since 2010, down last year to 45.8m physical sales and 13.8m digital sales.