[HN Gopher] What we lose when curating follows the money
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       What we lose when curating follows the money
        
       Author : bryanrasmussen
       Score  : 23 points
       Date   : 2023-12-15 09:54 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | lbotos wrote:
       | In contrast, I just went to New Haven CT for the pizza, and
       | stumbled into the Yale art gallery. I didn't expect much but 3rd
       | floor, Modern and Contemporary Art and Design was expertly
       | curated.
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       | https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/52939
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       | All of the pieces in the room where this piece were all played
       | with light in fascinating ways and the layout sort of took you
       | through a day.
       | 
       | This piece linked was positioned at the end of the gallery into
       | the next so as t o look like the light was spilling in from the
       | next gallery itself.
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       | If you are in New Haven it's free and a great way to lose a few
       | hours.
        
       | yieldcrv wrote:
       | I recently sold works from the belle epoque era to raise some
       | cash through the bear market and, aside from usual haggling, the
       | high end gallery curators were scared that there was no interest
       | in this era anymore, that all the collectors were 80 years old
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       | I told them that millenials and gen Z _loooove_ art nouveau,
       | theyre just not in your networks and dont have the money yet
       | 
       | this was hard for them to understand, as they are also 70 and 80
       | years old and this aspect of the art world, social media virality
       | with no associated indexing on google, has only recently occurred
       | 
       | I would definitely say following the money has some folly because
       | it doesnt really tap into all sentiment. money is influenced by
       | crowd sentiment and if you inspire the crowd, the moneyed
       | interests FOMO
        
         | boppo1 wrote:
         | How/Where did you sell them? I am one of the millennials you
         | mentioned and would love to know where I can keep an eye out
         | for this stuff once I can afford it.
        
         | ewuhic wrote:
         | Dare telling how to build a network to sell art to?
        
       | graphe wrote:
       | >There are gains to be had from exhibiting private artwork in an
       | internationally renowned institution; inclusion within a curated
       | major exhibition lends it credibility and legitimacy, which can
       | be added to an impressive provenance trail, making it attractive
       | when put up for sale.
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       | We gain putting things that are "hidden gems" and telling people
       | it's good, for prestige, and/or leading up to sales. Art
       | collectors that care about money aren't usually art appreciators.
       | It's just a slow version of bored apes.
        
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