'Not for Sale' (1975) Acrylic and oil on canvas, 122 x 122 cm  1975

An issue that concerned left wing visual artists during the 1970s was the commodification process associated with the art market and private gallery system. Many artists and critics wanted to find an alternative and various strategies were tried. It occurred to me that painting itself should address this issue and so, in 1975, I devised a canvas featuring the words 'Buy Me...