How the artworld lost its authority
An overview of how we got to here and where to go from here
I have a confession: I dislike writing about problems of the artworld. I find it painful to see something I once loved destroy itself. Personally, I have moved on and outside of my writing here I rarely think about it anymore, which is a much happier life. After today's column I will focus primarily on solutions.
However, to understand why solutions are necessary, one must first examine and acknowledge the problems. It is not my intention to hurt anyone's feelings. My intention is to assess and assist others to move forward instead of getting buried alongside a dying system. For readers who are not part of the artworld, this is a case study of behaviours to avoid.
Art itself is not dying. The artworld as we knew it is in its death throes. The audience is moving on and seeking art elsewhere.