SPLATTER UP DEPT.
Fresh off its record $58.4 million sale at Christie’s last night, Jackson Pollock’s “No. 19, 1948” is suddenly at the center of a growing controversy. After a closer inspection revealed a significant flaw, the buyer’s representatives are demanding a full refund — and we can’t really blame them.
A VIEW TO A SHILL DEPT.
Do you hate bare walls? Do you love monkeys? Do you tolerate fine art? Well brother, oh brother, do we have a hot tip for you! Click here for the chance to buy your very own prints featuring the greatest works from the MoMa (Museum of Monkey Art). Having one in your home is the perfect conversation-starter…and abrupt conversation ender.
When Bush family e-mails were hacked last week, among the leaked information were photos of paintings made by none other than former President George W. Bush. We were shocked to learn that W. has an artistic side, but not so shocked by the paintings’ amateurish mediocrity — the very quality we look for in all MAD illustrators! So we were understandably pleased when he accepted our offer to become our newest cover artist. Now get back to work, George! We need the next cover by Thursday morning!
A version of Edvard Munch's painting The Scream sold for $119.9 million at auction yesterday, which got us wondering: could any of our classic parody masterpieces fetch a similar amount?
"Edvard Munkee's 'The Screech'" from "MOMA — The Museum of Monkey Art",
MAD #488, April 2008 Artist: James Warhola
"Howard Dean's Scream" from MAD #449, January 2005
Writer: Desmond Devlin Artist: James Warhola
From "The 50 Worst Things About America", MAD #515, June 2012
Artist: Hermann Mejia
