"Jim wants to take painting down from its pedestal"

"He is almost a demonic presence on the art scene: he only works with cheap materials, sells his pictures at dumping prices or demonstratively destroys them. The reason: Jim wants to take painting down from its pedestal. 'Art should be a means of communication for the young generation,' the Berlin artist demands. 'That's why I exhibit in clubs and at parties.' The autodidact finds his motifs in the street or on television. First comes the title. Then the picture. Jim paints with conveyor-belt speed, he loves garish colours and comic motifs. 'Entertainment art' is how the music-crazy Avignon describes his work. He doesn't want to get rich with it. But the former school-bus driver is already famous. Without sponsors and museum support. His motto: 'Anyone with something to say should open his mouth.'"

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"His success is virtually unstoppable"

"Price-wise Jim Avignon is at the lower end of scale, yet his success is virtually unstoppable."

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