by alex o. on June 24, 1997 at 10:37:45:

In Reply to: art, money, and the corporate world posted by benjamin weil on May 09, 1997 at 18:55:22:

Every (professional) Artist has a patron and evey patron has intrests,
even independently wealthy artists have themselves.Dostoyevsky once said
people dont just want bread, they want to believe that it was givin to
them by god to show special favor, Ok not an exact quote. Anyway artists
are very much like that, they are always creating myths around their
careers, how you answer the question " So how do you make a living" is
crucial to an artist self image; at once so independent and so reliant
on others hospitallity for cash.

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: Every (professional) Artist has a patron and evey patron has intrests,
: even independently wealthy artists have themselves.Dostoyevsky once said
: people dont just want bread, they want to believe that it was givin to
: them by god to show special favor, Ok not an exact quote. Anyway artists
: are very much like that, they are always creating myths around their
: careers, how you answer the question " So how do you make a living" is
: crucial to an artist self image; at once so independent and so reliant
: on others hospitallity for cash.



 

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