Two Kinds of Illiteracy
On what we lose when we replace the ability to read with the ability to critique We talk about literacy as if it's a single thing: the ability to read words on a page, ...
Tell Your Story or Someone Will Make One Up for You
Do you remember the last time you stood in front of an artwork and felt something — really felt something — and didn't know why? Maybe it was a scene in a gallery that ...
For Artists Building Their Careers: Waiting Isn’t a Strategy
Every year, thousands of freshly graduated artists leave art schools with a diploma in one hand and vague ideas about the future in the other. They know how to paint, sculpt, conceptualize, theorize. But ...
Does Art Need to Be Sexy?
Sex sells. But does it buy us anything worth keeping? The image above depicts an allegory of art rendered in pin-up style — a visual metaphor that makes you do a double-take. The classical ...
Building the Art World We Actually Need
The creative economy in Europe is undergoing a fundamental transformation. According to Eurostat, nearly one-third of Europe's 7.8 million cultural workers are now self-employed — more than double the rate of the general economy.[1] ...
The Poetic Power of Nothing: What Star Trek Can Teach Us About Silence in Art
Last night, watching Star Trek with my husband, I stumbled onto something unexpected. In Season 7, Episode 3 ("Interface"), Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge walks into Data's quarters to find the android staring at ...
Why Your Art Isn’t “Just Decorative” (And How to Stop Sabotaging Your Own Practice)
"Maybe my work is just decoration." This sentence, spoken quietly during our recent session, stopped me cold. Not because it's unusual—I hear it constantly—but because it reveals a deeper truth about how artists sabotage ...
Beyond Decoration: What Different Collectors Really Look For
The message came through Instagram on a Tuesday morning — unusual for me, since most collector inquiries arrive via email or phone calls. A woman I'd never met had been following my social media ...
The Art World’s August Dilemma: How to Rest Without Losing Momentum
While half the art world is documenting Mediterranean light on Instagram, the other half is contemplating empty exhibition spaces and wondering whether cultural memory extends beyond summer holidays. Here's how to navigate this annual ...
From Ateliers to Superyacht Interiors: Notes on Aesthetic Translation
On facilitating meaningful encounters between Croatia's art scene and international collectors seeking works for their superyacht interiors. The Assignment When international collectors approached me about accessing Croatia's contemporary art scene ...