Making It in the Art World: New Approaches to Galleries, Shows, and Raising Money

Making It in the Art World: New Approaches to Galleries, Shows, and Raising Money

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    • Loved the workbook aspect too - I'm far more likely to follow through now that I have notes, and don't have to read back to pick out my favourite bits. Jun 22, Assem A.

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    Hendawi rated it did not like it. Save your money on this one. Bloated with self-evident bullshit. You don't need to waste your money and time on some common sense advice. Oct 24, Kat McKay rated it it was amazing Shelves: I've even emailed and gotten a response from the author! I highly recommend it for anyone trying to make their way in the art world who is tired of the same old approach to galleries, museums, etc.

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    It puts a whole new angle on the idea! Aug 26, Raha Khrais rated it really liked it. A book about art and how be successful in that world besides your work cant find it alot.

    Making it in the art world : new approaches to galleries, shows, and raising money, Brainard Carey

    Nov 25, Jerry Hardesty rated it it was amazing. I've read many books dealing with the business of art.

    The Art Market (in Four Parts): Galleries

    This is the most practical one I've found. Easy to read, informative and entertaining.

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    A lot of what Carey says about reaching your goals as an artist is common sense: The tone of his prose may be due to the editorial policies of the Allworth Press, an imprint which could fill a shelf full of self-help books about various aspects of the art world.

    The crudeness of the figures are probably supposed to make the reader feel at ease and not intimidated, and they are certaibly more interesting than standard-issue self-help clip art. But they seem patronizing — look at me, if I can do this, you can too! The calculation is more telling, as Carey encourages readers to make acquaintances that will be useful to you. Just take a look at who the author admires. Brainwash, on the streets of Chelsea, and he seems a charming and friendly guy, but his art is a mashup of regurgitated pop icons at maximum volume.

    Carey disingenuously points out that Mr. But that garish exhibit, which Mr.

    Brainwash directed me to when I met him, was in the uber-hip Meatpacking District, where space costs a fortune to rent. Where does the money come from? The answer appears to be yes.

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    Easy to read, informative and entertaining. Tanis Klein rated it it was amazing Jan 15, It puts a whole new angle on the idea! Loved the workbook aspect too - I'm far more likely to follow through now that I have notes, and don't have to read back to pick out my favourite bits. Making It in the Art World Learn how today 's artists survive, exhibit, and earn money, without selling out This book explains how to be a professional artist and new methods to define and realize what success means. Nov 25, Jerry Hardesty rated it it was amazing.

    Such sales figures can be disheartening, but if you can brush away the curtains of cynicism long enough, it can also be encouraging.