Malcolm Mclaren gives Artforum 500 words on the occasion of his portrait series, Shallow:
I think our culture today can be summed up by two words: authenticity and karaoke. They can both fit together, but you’ve got to be a bloody magician to make that happen, you’ve got to be some extraordinary alchemist. And some of these contemporary artists are. Many contemporary artists spend their days trying very hard to authenticate a karaoke culture.
Not quite sure I agree with Malcolm Mclaren, but he’s quotable, so I’m quoting.