I honestly enjoyed reading Hickey's colorful, to say the least, comparison of the art and the car "market place." His cynical point of view of the art market was hilarious to me because of how true it still is today; art is nothing more than a commodity that can be made and remade, just like any manufactured good out there. Even though I wish to be a successful practicing artist, I can see how absurd it is to think of making your entire living off of making excess commodities. Yet since we live in such a consumer based society it is entirely plausible. Everyone wants the newest, most trendy thing: in cars, art, fashion, etc. People feel this pressure to keep up with the Jones', so to speak, entirely due to this made up need for excess. Hickey's tone through the essay is irritated, but I believe he is justified in being annoyed with people accepting the system.
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