Dispatches from the Field

Bret Easton Ellis once said his advice to young artists was simple: marry someone rich. The line lands because, well, it’s true. Making art depends less on talent than on time, and having time often relies on having money. The structure for artists who don’t already have support is thin.

Artists turn dead edges into cultural edges, raising identity, safety and prices – and then get priced out, taking the real cultural value with them.

Two emerging women artists whose work resonates with unseen currents are Luo-Han Chen and Phoebe Hardwick.

Had a coffee on the beach this morning. Watched two people out on the water, holding small untethered sails.

At first it looked like they’d brought the wrong equipment. Like someone stepping into the sea with an umbrella..

And then the magic. Got me thinking about artists.