The Madness of Art: Jim Kempner at TEDxChelsea

Jim Kempner's talk at the TEDxChelsea conference, held June 1, 2012 at the School of Visual Arts. The conference theme was "The true value of art is seldom what someone is willing to pay for it." For more information or to apply for 2013, please go to TEDxChelsea.org.
Jim Kempner has been dealing in contemporary art since 1987. Before he discovered his passion for the art world he owned an Italian Ice business, worked for the Public Utilities Commission, was District Manager for Bed, Bath and Beyond and tried his hand at stand up comedy. He has been working on his web series The Madness of Art for the past 10 years. jimkempnerfineart.com
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[@NepalDog]

You are such a brilliant comedian, as well as knowledgeable in the arts. And obviously multi-talented. You make me laugh out loud often. It is nice to hear your origin story. The Madness of Art is brilliant.

[@ricoadventuravideos]

the skits were great id like to see more.

[@fernandoluisalvarez1355]

Jim Kempner rocks!

[@gilliepreller5234]

He is really awesome

[@Thecuriouscurator]

Loved this!

[@iknowmitta]

Hey Jim, great TEDx talk! best, Ruth Adler

[@lxcm6514]

this was great had me smiling

[@jultolentino7515]

I remember my favorite jerry lewis .alhamdulilla

[@Erginartesia]

That's CLAESSSIC!

[@shubhamshukla7645]

Great standup

[@janienatomagan5804]

hahahhaha the skits were great

[@carospinks]

brilliant

[@GnosisMan50]

He’d make a great actor…

[@thedeathblade20]

Sorry you guys but you really should hire a good sound engineer for the audio recording

[@dumpsky]

any news from 2012 ?

[@edwardpicot]

Nice talk. Nice to hear a bit about how you got into comedy, art-dealing, and The Madness of Art. Sounds like an audience entirely composed of women, and sounds like you had them eating out of your hand.

[@televisionsux]

...Laugh Out Loud at the RED DOT stuff. A RED DOT in retail means a whole different thing than the "high end" RED DOT of the art world. Who knew huh?

[@Theimpromptulife]

Ha ya funny stuff!

[@ericswain4177]

Old Video regurgitated.