participatory bravery of Landy’s own sacrificial pursuits in art. But does this matter? Would it have been better if people had to give over their whole wallet causing them at least some further inconvenience to pay for the artwork receipt? Or is the gesture enough?
Above image: Christian Jankowski’s installation. Christian Jankowski’s Frieze Foundation commission was one of the most talked about in the media surrounding the fair. Jankowski used his conventional gallery stand to display the run-around boat of a luxury yacht, complete with salespersons from a real yacht company. Their job was to do what they normally do, to sell a luxury boat, but here at the art fair they could also offer to sell the same boat as a Christian Jankowski artwork, for a modest increase in price. With the latter simply denoted by the letters of the artists name appearing on the yacht, this piece raised the familiar controversy of what exactly constitutes a work of art and where the boundaries lie.
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