The site carries mock marketing slogans like "Flying is expensive.
-- T.P., Great Neck, N.Y. A. If you stay in the city, Evelyne Mock, marketing services manager at Switzerland Tourism in New York, (877) 794-8037, fax (212) 262-6116, www.myswitzerland.com, suggests visiting the city's Aviation Museum or zoo, or taking a boat ride on Lake Zurich.
In 1720, when the South Sea financial bubble burst, a play called "Exchange Alley" came out quickly, mocking market volatility.
But there's no mistaking that Frieze New York is all business, and provocations of the type London audiences have come to expect – wrecked booths, disruptive performances, installations that mock art market absurdities – are not in evidence.
"He has always been bit of rebel", says The Calvert Journal in a recent profile of his latest work – a video mocking the marketing techniques of fashion houses.
Arnold and Crispin, Porter have created the popular "Truth" campaign, mocking the marketing ploys of tobacco companies, since the foundation began advertising in 1999.
The administration's upbeat comments last week, for example, almost seemed to be mocked by subsequent market declines.
Each auction house gave the usual presentation to the Smooke heirs, complete with mock catalogs, a marketing plan and a financial package.
The ad reportedly also mocks privately held market leader Red Bull in an unflattering comparison of can sizes.
It is a celebration of the market that mocks the idea that art means anything.
