Liz Smith | 03/11/2009 11:00 pm
Liz Smith: These Artists Ain't Starving
In response to: Is Mona Lisa frowning? How do you think the current recession will affect the art world?
Oh, please – the art world will recover. It has endured famines, floods, volcanoes, wars and earthquakes but people won’t stop creating art and eventually others will come back to buying, collecting or rejecting it.
It’s not just artists and dealers who are underselling to make fast money. And, anyway, what a great ride they had for about 30 years! I can’t stand all this griping now that we are out of an immoral, greedy, money-exalting economy.
It’s not just artists and dealers who are underselling to make fast money. And, anyway, what a great ride they had for about 30 years! I can’t stand all this griping now that we are out of an immoral, greedy, money-exalting economy.
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Sorry, beg to differ, Liz. Columbus Symphony is in danger of closing down at any moment. You did see the NYTimes article about Philadelphia Philarmonic today? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/12/arts/music/12orch.html?th=&emc=th&pagewanted=all Metropolitan Opera is having to adjust its schedule because of the expense of production, museums are having to reduce staff and hours. Scholarship programs are in jeopardy in Universities all over the country.
Most artists aren’t in NYork making oodles of money. Local theatre companies and orchestras, ballets and opera companies perhaps don’t have the wealth that is available where you are.
We, out here, in the rest of America, that develop funding for the Arts are worried, we are very worried indeed.
"I can’t stand all this griping now that we are out of an immoral, greedy, money-exalting economy"
Absofreakinlutely agree with you Liz! I say that those of us in the U.S are no more entitled to wealth and happiness than people in Kenya for cryin out loud. we are SUCH a bunch of whiners sometimes! I can’t remember which republican got in trouble this election year for saying the US had become populated with whiners but that was on comment this democrat could get behind…
The art world will survive. I am concerned about the everyday citizen who is trying to put food on their tables. What do I care about some paintings hanging in someones home ,unless the owners are going to sell the art and donate the money to the hurting poor. I appreciate art. However, the priorities for Americans at this time in our history is how to feed, maintain employment, clothe and keep a roof over our heads.
P.S. The arts are very important! I believe it is important to support the arts. Artists will always create. I am looking at the arts from a logical perspective. My question is what comes first food on your table or the pretty painting you saw in the store window? What comes first pampers for your baby or the ticket to the movie theater? I’m addressing the hurting pockets of everyday Americans with priorities. There’re hundreds of artists who are pure of heart . There are also hundreds who are self absorbed egotistical cash whores pimping the public. Persons with no morals or ethics.