A Great Idea. I'd go for that....the selling,that is ab On Feb 10, 2013, at 7:36 AM, William Conger wrote:
> All this moaning about art and money annoys me. Why do people expect artists to > not be interested in making money with their art? > How come it's OK for everybody else to make money doing whatever they want to do > and are good at doing but it's not OK for artists? > > It's just crap to speculate that people like Luce used to seek a profit in order > to produce a good magazine, as if the goals of the magazine were independent of > profit. In business the goal is making a profit with the product and if the > product is aimed at something that can be valued outside of money then that's > the goal that can only exist if the money is there to attain it. Profit comes > first. > > I suppose artists and pure businesspeople are supposed to do their stuff for > free to avoid being sullied by money. > > As an artist I try to make money with my art because it's very expensive to be > an artist and I need money to pay for my studio and all the supplies and other > art-related costs...and it's plenty more than most people imagine. I try to make > the best art I can by aiming at art issues, art history, ideas, and all the > feelings I have for it. I don't think of buyers and I never aim to please them > because, frankly, they are not the source of art issues and challenges. But they > have the money. And I need some of it. > > Here's my proposition to those who think artists should not worry about selling > their art. Give me an annual stipend of $200,000 and I promise not to sell any > more of my art. Better yet, give me $4,000,000 and you can have all the art I > make for the rest of my life with a guarantee of at least 20 pieces a year. Now > that's a great deal! I will arrange a direct deposit for you. > wc > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: joseph berg <[email protected]> > To: aesthetics-l <[email protected]> > Sent: Sat, February 9, 2013 11:51:42 PM > Subject: "...Today, the goal is to reach the profit." > > Isn't art becoming like TIME magazine?: > > - If, 70 years ago, you asked Henry Luce, What is Time magazine for? hed > probably talk about setting societys agenda, capturing the attention of > the educated and powerful and most of all, delivering the best weekly news > package he could. Today, the answer is clear. The purpose of the magazine > is to make as much money as possible. Everything else is in service of that > goal. It used to be that the profit enabled the magazine to reach its > goals. Today, the goal is to reach the profit. > > http://articles.marketwatch.com/2013-02-05/commentary/36745745_1_profits-capi > talism-invisible-hand
