https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artists-famous-friends-originality-workh Study Finds Artists Become Famous through Their Friends, Not the Originality of Their Work
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the difference between curators and merchants of spin
http://artreview.com/opinion/summer_2015_opinion_lucas_ospina/ “The curator only incorporates works that generate political friction when she is prepared for the political debate. / Public relations specialists theorise about politics with the same self-satisfied naivety of an adolescent who wears underwear printed with the image of Che Guevara.”
a guide to the end of art
http://hyperallergic.com/191329/an-illustrated-guide-to-arthur-dantos-the-end-of-art/ “Though widely read, Danto’s theories are not wholly beloved by the art industry. Artists don’t necessarily want to hear that their work has no developmental potential. Danto’s work also presents a challenge for the art market which relies on perceived historic importance as a unique selling point. He predicted that the demand on the marketContinue reading “a guide to the end of art”
museums are bad at telling people why art matters
Why do so many art galleries lose money?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-30/why-do-so-many-art-galleries-lose-money- “It turns out that the upbeat world of biennials and art fairs and parties is in fact a cutthroat, antiquated, deeply flawed industry hampered by an obsession with keeping up appearances and an often misguided aversion to making money.”