Curator Disrespect
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- mnix21
Say you're in a gallery opening for limited print posters and three days before it opens, the curator mentions that the price per piece cannot exceed $150 (Some pieces being as large as 24 x 40), claiming that your art is only worth the labor put into it and the printing price, also knowing that she needs to make a certain amount too from this total - a 50% per piece agreement is happily made, but no price limit is set until you get into such a discussion. You very adamantly butt heads in which you consider pulling out of the show entirely if it weren't for having to show your face to some other well respected national designers... What do you do?
A. Follow her rules, keep her happy and not look like a cocky young designer, thus allowing further openings.
B. Say screw it, price it to the artistic value you see fit regardless of whether or not you sell pieces (Be careful in choosing this one if you're prices are higher than the bigshot designers' pieces)
C. Drop out and maintain self-respect.
- ********0
A
so you can make more name for your self and fuck her up after when you are famous
- sherman0
A. and then try to sleep with her?
- mnix210
I really appreciate serious answers when I'm as pissed off as I am... no really, sherman, aren't you suppose to be in Social Studies class or something?
- BonSeff0
d) disrespect the gallery by quickly screening some super piss poor 5th grade style poster and price em at $6.50ea.
- mnix210
I did consider that, with half-subliminal / half-obvious messages about her running this fuckin gallery like store where I'm the manufacturer.
Not a bad idea, but submissions go to the gallery in two hours, already printed.
- sherman0
sorry, i wish i was still in highschool though...i would know so much more this time around - so many girls. :)
- BonSeff0
bummer man. i'd run your work out there, but definately let her know you are pissed.
it prolly wont matter though cause she is prolly an art history fag
- ********0
if you dont like it just dont do it..
but if you dont swallow your pride at times, you cant get your name out..
i mean thats why alot of design students do free work..
- sherman0
set your price (below $150) and run with it?
didnt mean to be an ass. :)
- mnix210
Yeah, true. I've done plenty of free work, do plenty of pro-bono stuff still and make a good living as a fulltime designer...
But when the value of a piece that large with so much heart put into it gets limited at $150... it might as well be some stock photography with a little type on it sold on Ebay.
- mitsu0
i've been in this position before.
i simply made some NFS tags.Not For Sale.
- ********0
yeah true but .
like any designers or artist.. you gotta start some where..
you could set your price high and not get in to galleries ..or try to get in to high end galleries..