In issue 60

Charles Saatchi is really furious. Furious and sick to the back teeth of art collectors buying art to impress their wealthy chums when they should be buying it because they love it. Well maybe they do, probably some don't at all, possibly a few do completely, and the rest are in the middle. Perhaps some people buy Crystal Champagne because the think it tastes nicest, and stretch limos with jacuzzis in them because they have cleanliness issues. Has he asked them, a little quiz perhaps, when he sells them some Emin? Yes mate, I can do you a bit of Hirst, but first you gotta tell me, what do these dots mean? Nah, yer money's no good: not on it?s own, you?ve got to be packing a bit of critical theory if you want to do business here. Read on...