Agony Aunt
Is displaying your art in exchange for exposure worth it? Greg Rook shares his perspective
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Dear Greg, I’ve been asked to show my art in non-gallery settings for ‘exposure’. Am I being exploited?
Dear Greg, I’ve been asked to show my art in non-gallery settings for ‘exposure’. Am I being exploited?
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Dear Greg, I’ve been asked to show my art in non-gallery settings for ‘exposure’. Am I being exploited?This week, our Agony Aunt takes on short-term trends vs. art that's built to last
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Dear Greg, how do I tell if a young artist’s work will stand the test of time?
Dear Greg, how do I tell if a young artist’s work will stand the test of time?
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Dear Greg, how do I tell if a young artist’s work will stand the test of time?
Our agony aunt breaks down the aftermath of damaging art
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Dear Greg: what happens if I accidentally damage art in a gallery?
Dear Greg: what happens if I accidentally damage art in a gallery?
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Dear Greg: what happens if I accidentally damage art in a gallery?
Our agony aunt unpacks the myth of the 'personal brand'
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Dear Greg, Do I need a ‘personal brand’ to succeed as an artist?
Dear Greg, Do I need a ‘personal brand’ to succeed as an artist?
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Dear Greg, Do I need a ‘personal brand’ to succeed as an artist?
Our agony aunt shares a performance art survival guide
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Dear Greg, do I have to pretend to like performance art?
Dear Greg, do I have to pretend to like performance art?
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Dear Greg, do I have to pretend to like performance art?
In the next edition of our art advice column, Greg Rook shares his tips for navigating art fair blindness, for admirers and collectors alike
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Dear Greg, is it really worth visiting art fairs anymore?
Dear Greg, is it really worth visiting art fairs anymore?
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Dear Greg, is it really worth visiting art fairs anymore?
In the latest edition of our art advice column, Greg Rook offers a no-BS explanation of gallery press release theatrics
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Dear Greg, why is every gallery press release written in code?
Dear Greg, why is every gallery press release written in code?
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Dear Greg, why is every gallery press release written in code?
In the next edition of our art advice column, Greg Rook weighs in on secrecy, gallery ‘negging', and playing the long game
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Dear Greg, why are art galleries so weird about prices?
Dear Greg, why are art galleries so weird about prices?
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Dear Greg, why are art galleries so weird about prices?
In the first edition of our new art advice column, Greg Rook weighs in on taste, regret, and the long view
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Dear Greg, I bought a piece and now I don’t like it. What now?
Dear Greg, I bought a piece and now I don’t like it. What now?
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Dear Greg, I bought a piece and now I don’t like it. What now?
This week, Georgia O’Grief deals with a young writer who finds courage at the bottom of a bottle
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Dear Plaster, I’m hiding social anxiety with alcohol
Dear Plaster, I’m hiding social anxiety with alcohol
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Dear Plaster, I’m hiding social anxiety with alcohol
The best advice is harsh but true and is born of experience and bitter pain, and there’s plenty of that in Plaster’s agony aunt column. This week, Georgia O’Grief helps an artist lost in translation
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Dear Plaster: Nobody understands my exhibition text!
Dear Plaster: Nobody understands my exhibition text!
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Dear Plaster: Nobody understands my exhibition text!
Georgia O'Grief, Plaster's resident agony aunt is here to solve your shit
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Dear Plaster, How do I make friends at exhibition openings?