written by Hans Abbing
shared by sean on June 20th, 2007 at 11:05 am
“The prediction that the autonomous artist will have died out in ten years time is based on quicksand. After all, fundamental changes in the culture sector take centuries not decades. And this certainly holds for the development of the autonomous artist.” Abbing seems best known for arguing that poverty in the arts is structural (more arts money produces more artists, not higher incomes).