By John Glenday

Charles Saatchi has raised eyebrows by selling a painting of himself ‘throttling ex-wife Nigella Lawson, for $10,000 – sartorially titled Saatchi & Saatchi.

Hosted on Saatchi’s own art website, a commercial hub where artists can upload their work in return for handing 30 per cent of the asking piece to the advertising guru.

It is through this mechanism that the distasteful pieces have emerged, though they have been sanctioned by Saatchi himself.

Speaking to the Mail on Sunday Saatchi said: “Would it have been a better story if I had censored artists whose work might be personally disobliging?”

The artist himself, Darren Udaiyan, said: Read full story ›

Source: The Drum