The curator is deep in conversation with a local artist as I pass through the museum café to join friends for lunch.
I can imagine the conversation. The artist is discussing a potential exhibition, the curator explains that much as she likes the artists work finances are tight and the schedule means she would not be able to offer her anything for at east two maybe three years…
And it got me thinking is this best that artists can hope for in this digital age?
The music industry which has been blown apart by the arrival of the internet: the traditional gatekeepers- record producers, music publishers, music critics no longer wield the immense power they once did.
The floodgates are open. Yes it’s far more difficult for musicians to get their voices heard and they have to be good, very good to be heard. But at least it is a level playing field.
And it got me thinking too about my own practice. I make-work, upload it to several websites and get feedback that day. For free. Instantly.
What I am doing, and others who use the Internet as art of our art practise, is to build our own “tribe” or “followers”, or if you want to be commercially minded our own “client base.”
