Guilty Pleasures
I recently watched Kathy Griffin - Straight to Hell. She is getting to be one of my favorite comedians. I usually avoid people who get enjoyment out of trashing others. But somehow she makes me laugh. Maybe it is the whole D-list thing. She comes across like a friend spilling the latest gossip. Also she makes as much fun of herself as she does of others.
One of my other guilty pleasures is Gordon Ramsey. Again I started out really disliking this guy. He just berates and verbally beats up vulnerable people to entertain the masses. Kitchen Nightmare’s is my favorite show on his growing list of programming. Recently, I was reading Decor magazine (a trade publication for the Art & Framing industry). And low and behold, there is an article talking about Kitchen Nightmare’s. In essence it states, even though the main purpose of the show is to feed the audiences desire to see other people struggle and belittled. It actually performs a real service. (Which I’m sure was never the networks intention.) By looking at a failing business. Assessing the problems and offering up real solutions for improvement. Just substitute restaurant for gallery and follow accordingly.
So the good news is, I can now watch Gordon Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares and feel good about it. I mean it can actually be a part of my business plan. Now, all I have to do is figure out how to make Kathy Griffin mocking celebs relevant to the art business and I will be guilt free.