Henceforth, any and all my creative endeavors shall be considered copyright and created as of June-July, 1950. Why? Because I was born the first week of April, 1951. And I’m in such great company in maintaining this stance:
“Dates attributed to artworks are widely understood to refer to the year they were completed. However, in response to questions from the Guardian, Hirst’s company Science Ltd said the date that the artist assigns to his formaldehyde works does not represent the date they were made.
It said: “Formaldehyde works are conceptual artworks and the date Damien Hirst assigns to them is the date of the conception of the work. He has been clear over the years when asked what is important in conceptual art; it is not the physical making of the object or the renewal of its parts, but rather the intention and the idea behind the artwork.”[emphasis mine].”
Apparently, the important thing to remember in making art (or music or any other creative endeavor is the date of conception, so June/July 1950 it is.
The Hirst story has some legs; press continues to be given in the Guardian the past few days with more details about this. “Damien Hirst shark that sold for about $8m is fourth 2017 work dated to 1990s” reads the headline in the latest article on, what feels to me at a minimum of being disingenous, if not dishonest.
Oh, wait. Would that make a person a “fabulist?” It’s enough to make you stop making art/music and take up teaching English…
Copyright ©June/July 1950 by Dennis “He Started This, Not Me” Moser
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