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A Great Commercial Conspiracy by Robert Genn(0)

August 24, 2010

A Great Commercial Conspiracy
by Robert Genn
Seven Days in the Art World, by Sarah Thornton, gives a chapter each to seven venues: “The Auction” takes us to Christie’s in London–an inside look at who bids and who gets what, and why, and how prices are cleverly pushed. “The Crit” finds us at the “artstarmaker” CalArts school [...]

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Art and Motherhood

Art and Motherhood
by Robert Genn

Yesterday, Cedar Lee of Ellicott City, MD, wrote, “I have a 10-month-old son. Before I had this child I never realized the level of freedom and time that I had. The demands are so all-consuming that they leave me with little if anything left to give to my work. I’m depressed [...]

What to do with Yourself – by Robert Genn

What to do with Yourself
by Robert Genn

Yesterday, Caroline Planting wrote, “I’m packing to attend a residency at the Vermont Studio Center. It’s a bit scary, thinking about what I’ll do with all the time in the world for two weeks, just painting. Even packing is hard–what to take?  How will my mind be affected up [...]

The Overly-Creative Hoarder

The Overly-Creative Hoarder
By Raette Meredith
Recently I inherited an estate from a woman who taught art classes to adult women and men. This estate included thousands upon thousands of magazines and instructional books, thousands of paints of various colors, painting mediums, painting brushes, quilting fabric, half finished projects, hundreds of frames, stained glass and knitting materials. [...]


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