Selling Out or Staying True? Authenticity in Art Under Consumer Capitalism
If artists are seen to be creating art simply to cater to the market, it compromises their integrity and the market loses confidence in their work.
Sarah Thornton • Seven Days in the Art World
Art can be an emotional trigger for larger and deeper dialogues. It can blur the boundaries between things, the boundaries between us and the boundaries between the world and self. Still we rarely see art and economy as subjects deeply unified in the same study or mechanism.