Rejection Letter
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How does a Punk legend like Caroline Coon deal with rejection?
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Caroline Coon’s Rejection Letter: “The very word makes me nauseous”
Caroline Coon’s Rejection Letter: “The very word makes me nauseous”
Caroline Coon’s Rejection Letter: “The very word makes me nauseous”

Peter Blake, the ‘Father of British Pop Art’, discusses his biggest rejections
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Peter Blake’s Rejection Letter: “I suppose that counts, getting rejected by the Queen!”
Peter Blake’s Rejection Letter: “I suppose that counts, getting rejected by the Queen!”
Peter Blake’s Rejection Letter: “I suppose that counts, getting rejected by the Queen!”

Steven Shearer shares his Rejection Letter
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Steven Shearer’s Rejection Letter: “I imagined the art world was for people with means”
Steven Shearer’s Rejection Letter: “I imagined the art world was for people with means”
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Steven Shearer’s Rejection Letter: “I imagined the art world was for people with means”

She’s no stranger to controversy, or speaking her mind, but this time, the iconic British artist reflects on a formative moment of rejection
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Maggi Hambling’s Rejection Letter: “The other girls called the studies a mess and laughed at them”
Maggi Hambling’s Rejection Letter: “The other girls called the studies a mess and laughed at them”
Maggi Hambling’s Rejection Letter: “The other girls called the studies a mess and laughed at them”

Hans Ulrich Obrist shares his Rejection Letter
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Hans Ulrich Obrist’s Rejection Letter: “I’m eternally grateful they rejected me”
Hans Ulrich Obrist’s Rejection Letter: “I’m eternally grateful they rejected me”
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Hans Ulrich Obrist’s Rejection Letter: “I’m eternally grateful they rejected me”

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Ghada Amer’s Rejection Letter: “I thought I would never become a ‘real’ artist”
Ghada Amer’s Rejection Letter: “I thought I would never become a ‘real’ artist”
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Ghada Amer’s Rejection Letter: “I thought I would never become a ‘real’ artist”

The American painter talks self-criticality, collapsed paintings and distinguishing rejection from failure
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David Salle’s Rejection Letter: “Too much self-criticality can be fatal, but not enough is just as dangerous”