The Life and Times of The Art Form

The beginning. middle and end of aesthetic styles

Part One: Commodities of Worthiness

I heard on the radio today that some billionaire is ‘gifting’ (whatever that means) a painting by the abstract expressionist Julia Mitchell to the Tate Gallery in the UK.

This of course made the news on BBC Radio 4. Ms Mitchell, who died some years ago, has most of her work locked away in private collections, so the rel…