Van Newman
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techno-critical writer / dystopian studies hobbyist / idea guy
Van Newman
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“He was a generational talent who wrote something that has lasted till this day. And yet he spends all his time worrying about running out of logs for the fire or switching rooms to avoid his creditors.”
- How artists make (or beg for) money
“To be truly countercultural in a time of tech hegemony, one has to, above all, betray the platform which may come in the form of betraying or divesting from your public online self.”
Caroline Busta • The Internet Didn’t Kill Counterculture—you Just Won’t Find It on Instagram
People need to eat and pay the rent. “An amateur is an artist who supports himself with outside jobs which enable him to paint,” said artist Ben Shahn. “A professional is someone whose wife works to enable him to paint.” Whether an artist makes money off his work or not, money has to come from somewhere, be it a day job, a wealthy spouse, a trust
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