Tag Archives: art

Banana Drama

Posted on December 8, 2019 by twitmericks

A piece of fruit taped to a wall/ Has brought in a six-figure haul,/ A sum no banana/ Was able to garner/ When sold on a greengrocer’s stall./// A piece of fruit taped to a wallHas brought in a six-figure … Continue reading →

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Night Watch

Posted on July 9, 2019 by twitmericks

Spectators desiring to spy/ On art restoration must try/ This Rembrandt live stream,/ Fulfilling their dream/ Of literally watching paint dry./// All those who've been longing to spyOn art restoration must tryThis new Rembrandt stream,Fulfilling their dreamOf literally watching paint … Continue reading →

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Musk Causes Stink

Posted on July 3, 2018 by twitmericks

**I’ve just been away for a a week or so, and took a holiday from limericking too, so this and the next one represent an attempt to catch up with a couple of the stories I missed. Normal service will … Continue reading →

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Jesus Christ!

Posted on November 16, 2017 by twitmericks

There was an old Renaissance daub,/ A painting of Christ with an orb,/ Da Vinci’s, they say,/ Whose buyer will pay/ A sum that is hard to absorb./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42000696 There was an old Renaissance daub,A painting of Christ with an … Continue reading →

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A Tidy Sum

Posted on July 1, 2014 by twitmericks

When Tracey did not make her bed She made it an artwork instead At 16 years old It’s once more been sold So Saatchi has made lots of bread./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28116274 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/484061368501276673

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Bacon and Freud Bread

Posted on November 13, 2013 by twitmericks

The sale of a triptych by Bacon/Has left the art world a bit shaken/A painting of Freud,/It duly destroyed/The record for what one has taken. /// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24922938 The sale of a triptych by BaconHas left the art world a bit … Continue reading →

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Artsy-Fartsy Nazis

Posted on November 5, 2013 by twitmericks

There was a reclusive Bavarian/ Named Gurlitt, an octogenarian/ Who hid lots of art/ That was nicked in the start/ By a murderous totalitarian. ///http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24818541 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/397701499976822784

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Art Attack

Posted on October 8, 2012 by twitmericks

There once was a man who defaced/ A Rothko that can’t be replaced/ He said for his part/ His graffito was art/ And it’s all just a matter of taste. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/founder-of-yellowism-movement-vladimir-umanets-admits-defacing-valuable-mark-rothko-painting-at-the-tate-modern-8201780.html

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Scream Goes Like a Dream

Posted on May 3, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old man with a scream/ Who resembles a very bad dream/ He’s one of a bunch/ All created by Munch/ And is worth a few quid, it would seem. /// http://www.metro.co.uk/news/898031-iconic-edvard-munch-painting-the-scream-sells-for-record-74m

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Boyce will be Boyce

Posted on December 6, 2011 by twitmericks

A modernist called Martin Boyce/Is this season’s #Turner Prize choice/With metal & wood/He decided he should/Inquire if a word has a voice.

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