Creative Review vs The Sistine Chapel

Design Observer has an interesting article about the latest issue of UK magazine Creative Review which the ad agency Mother was allowed to edit for a large sum:

Mother approaches the subject with a knowing wink. As they note in their introduction: ’ÄúDoes the presence of money diminish our creativity? The Sistine Chapel was a commissioned work. Was Michelangelo less of an artist for taking the Vatican’Äôs money? Some would argue painting the Pope into a fresco is more noble then putting a Ford in your Bond movie. Some wouldn’Äôt. We’Äôre not here to decide. After all, ’ÄòWe sold our soul and it feels great.’Äô’Äù

Read the entire article here.