Love your truth bombs Dave. I bailed from the industry because the business of ‘making art’ bored me to the core of being being. I literally couldn’t stomach the faux, performative art-making process that so much of the industry was preoccupied with. The ticking boxes and filling seats. The calling cards and inward looking obsession with whatever trending form/style/ genre was hot right now. Struggling artists working their arses off to meet the artistic tastes of the boomers (the only ones who could actually afford tickets) and art students (getting comp tix). It was a literal circle jerk. I honestly don’t think good art can be made under the condition of meeting KPI’s. Or maybe it can but rarely and something miraculous has to happen and I didn’t have enough social energy in my bank to show up to opening nights and kiss arse to make it happen.
This article is EVERYTHING. It is the start of a conversation that we desperatly need to have. Thank you for articualting and crafting it so brilliantly.
Feeling attacked right now. 😂
Love your truth bombs Dave. I bailed from the industry because the business of ‘making art’ bored me to the core of being being. I literally couldn’t stomach the faux, performative art-making process that so much of the industry was preoccupied with. The ticking boxes and filling seats. The calling cards and inward looking obsession with whatever trending form/style/ genre was hot right now. Struggling artists working their arses off to meet the artistic tastes of the boomers (the only ones who could actually afford tickets) and art students (getting comp tix). It was a literal circle jerk. I honestly don’t think good art can be made under the condition of meeting KPI’s. Or maybe it can but rarely and something miraculous has to happen and I didn’t have enough social energy in my bank to show up to opening nights and kiss arse to make it happen.
This article is EVERYTHING. It is the start of a conversation that we desperatly need to have. Thank you for articualting and crafting it so brilliantly.