The most sure-fire way to fund a creative career is family money. So says Mason Currey in his new book Making Art and Making a Living: Adventures in Funding a Creative Life—and only a whiny nepo baby could possibly disagree.
And yet, the history of art is no mere “history of rich kids.” Only egomaniacs get into art expecting sure-fire success. But more than that, I find it is often the people who ...
Patterns detected: ARC-0024 Ambiguity - The article primarily presents observations rather than diagnoses. It identifies a pattern without offering a clear causal explanation – “artists who think they are on a linear path toward ascendency only to face a midcareer crisis” remains a vague assertion, leaving the reader to construct the underlying mechanisms.
The article skillfully employs the “motte-and-bailey” technique, framing the discussion around the more palatable notion of “resourcefulness”...