Art Rules

Brush it up!

Art star recipe
It's two cups of gelatin, mix it well
Stir in a concept, technology as well
Whip in some finance and a pinch of cocaine
Add a harmless scandal, a media plan
All cooked up by your right hand man
(Your right hand man)

Frank

Andy Warhol, valley export
What is juxtaposition?
Art is a playground
For people who have everything

The rich will always be with us
Art Basel, Miami
The Venice Biennale
More control than lottery

Always modern, who's on top?
The artists or the dealers?
Where are all the women?
They're underneath the men

Invest in a collection
Or buy credibility
Who cares about the content?
Just match the tapestry

Brush it up
Rip it down

Expensive glorified wallpaper
Brush it up
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Art's the rule
Cash the tool
Brush it up
Rip it down
Expensive glorified wallpaper
Brush it up
Rip it down
Art's the rule
Cash the tool

Are you a nobody who'll die and get famous?
Your own retrospective at just thirty-three
What looks good today?
Will it look good tomorrow?
Destroy your career
In one brush stroke

Art in public spaces
Government funded crap
The bureau artie experts
Hands under the tap
Project one hit wonders
Always in the front row

It's Jeffrey Deutch
The heat seeking missile

Brush it up
Rip it down

Expensive glorified wallpaper
Brush it up
Rip it down

Art's the rule
Cash the tool
Brush it up
Rip it down
Expensive glorified wallpaper
Brush it up
Rip it down
Art's the rule
Cash the tool

Joseph Beuys had no choice
Fountain fat on his hat
Lit up the art world
With his lemon lightbulb

Ms. Tracy's gossip column
Which handbag did you buy?
It's a game, let's have sex
But you're too drunk again

Charles Saatchi's burning
He's lost his edge on taste
He's so now or then
He puts his art to waste

Jake and DDoS Chapman
They're selling masterpieces
Dog returns to vomit
Now is this really art?

Brush it up
Rip it down

Expensive glorified wallpaper
Brush it up
Rip it down

Art's the rule
Cash the tool
Brush it up
Rip it down
Expensive glorified wallpaper
Brush it up
Rip it down
Art's the rule
Cash the tool

Brush it up
Rip it down
Expensive glorified wallpaper
Brush it up

Rip it down
Art's the rule
Cash the tool
Brush it up
Rip it down
Expensive glorified wallpaper
Brush it up
Rip it down
Art's the rule
Cash the tool