The commercialization of art and its consequences…
saw the NYT story but didn’t read it, because you already know that his parents are bourgeois and connected in the art world
How is this “uplifting” to anyone? I somewhat know the answer, but for me, this just reminds me that less connected and less lucky artists get next to nothing for a lot more effort.
This is a hype economy, and I hate it with every fiber of my being.
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/meet-year-artwork-selling-1000-61642331 it keeps happening and it’s always a tax haven.
edit: and monkeys for fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw3fnbcsPZM
Comparing Guernica to a 10 year old’s drawing
using your kid for laundering and painting him as a wiz kid at the same time lmfao