Miranda Sawyer

Diary – 17 March 2007

As a freelance journalist, I spend far too much time ensconced in my festering paper mountain of an office

issue 17 March 2007

As a freelance journalist, I spend far too much time ensconced in my festering paper mountain of an office, tapping away on subjects as vital to the world as the size 00 ‘debate’ and the imminent reunion of The Police. It’s always nice to get out, so a visit to the opening of ArtFutures was very welcome. An annual show curated by the fantastic Contemporary Art Society, and staged at Bloomberg, ArtFutures is packed full of buy-me-now pieces by artists who are poised to be something big. The idea is that the work displayed is affordable and portable, so you can snap it up and whisk it away to show to your accountant. ArtFutures is a big art shop. Early-evening Wednesday, there was a vast and dazzling selection of work. And a vast (the men) and dazzling (their wives) selection of buyers. Art attracts such cash! Much more so than fashion, and far more than pop music.

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