foto carla magalhães"AS I'VE ROAMED THE ART WORLD, I'VE BEEN HABITUALLY AMUSED BY THE STATUS ANXIETIES OF ALL THE PLAYERS. DEALERS WHON ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THEIR BOOTH AT AN ART FAIR OR COLLECTORS KEEN TO BE FIRST IN LINE FOR A NEW 'MASTERPIECE' ARE PEHAPS THE MOST OBVIOUS INSTANCES, BUT NO ONE IS EXEMPT. AS JOHN BALDESSARI, LOS ANGELES-BASED ARTIST WHO SPEAKS WISELY AND WITTILY IN THESE PAGES, TOLD ME, 'ARTISTS HAVE HUGE EGOS, BUT HOW THAT MANIFESTS ITSELF CHANGES WITH THE TIMES. I FIND IT TEDIOUS WHEN I BUMP INTO PEOPLE WHO INSIST ON GIVING ME THEIR CV HIGHLIGHTS. I'VE ALWAYS THOUGT THAT WEARING BADGES OR RIBBONS WOULD SOLVE IT. IF YOU'RE SHOWING IN THE WHITNEY BIENNAL OR AT THE TATE, YOU COULD ANNOUNCE IT ON YOUR JACKET. ARTISTS COULD WEAR STRIPES LIKE GENERALS, SO EVERYONE WOULD KNOW THEIR RANK'."
SEVEN DAYS IN THE ART WORLD- SARAH THORNTON , P XIII
