Randy Stevens FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS at William Morris Hunt Memorial Library

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My work is a parody of the machinations which take control of an artist’s work: legitimize or reject it, price it, market it, write about it, and deify art stars. By providing images which contain subject matter traditionally deemed by art initiates as examples of bad taste with no place in the lofty lagoons of high art, and sporting text which instructs art buyers of the price and proper placement of the work, I hope to usurp control from the lords of the gallery system who hold artists in indentured servitude. So, FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS. As the artist, I know best. Randy Stevens [Artist Reception: January 15th, 2015 4-6pm. The William Morris Hunt Memorial Library is located on the second floor of Horticultural Hall, which is located across Massachusetts Avenue from Symphony Hall.] IMAGE: Randy Stevens, Self Portrait