WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN ART GALLERY AND A STORE?


 Faced with the obvious and inevitable truth that art is not simply a commodity but a luxury item, artists persist in claiming lofty goals for their work.

No other profession experiences such a jarring disconnect between callow apprenticeship and worldly ambition.


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