Or: What happens when opportunity meets the terrifying reality of being seen Last week, an artist contacted me about what appeared to be a dream scenario: direct access to a foreign gallery, potential representation ...
It took me three months to finish Sarah Thornton's Seven Days in the Art World. Three whole months for a 294-page book. In our swipe-left culture, that feels almost embarrassingly slow. But here's what ...
We love our origin stories in the art world. The narrative goes something like this: genius emerges, fully-formed, with a distinctive voice and unwavering vision. Think Basquiat exploding onto the scene, or Banksy materializing ...
A view from my son's bedroom: notebooks full of experimental marks and unauthorized wall drawings that somehow capture the essential human need to create The evidence sits right there on my dining table, scattered ...
While you're waiting for the "right moment," someone else just submitted their application. Here's an uncomfortable truth about creative careers: the perfect moment doesn't exist. It's a mirage that keeps talented people perpetually preparing ...
Sunday evenings have this particular quality of pessimism, don't they? That Sunday scares feeling when the week ahead looms with all its uncertainties. It was during one of these contemplative moments — after watching Star ...
In today's ever-changing digital landscape, museums, galleries, and other cultural institutions face the challenge of keeping pace with technological evolution. As custodians of our shared heritage and champions of artistic expression, these organizations must ...
Or: why your social media algorithm should probably be designed by an art therapist We've been thinking about art all wrong. For the past century, we've treated art like it's this precious, separate thing that ...
Why Narration Matters Think about the stories you’ve read on social media that hooked you from the very first sentence. Were they personal revelations that spoke to you, or just raw information about something that ...
As my 18-month-old constantly sees me writing notes and scribbling exhibition plans in my notebook, he's developed an interest in drawing himself. So, I decided to sit him on my lap and let him ...
