“You start to develop an allergy over time. You avoid it and start to think, oh, money is a place where I am made to feel terrible, made to feel shame, made to feel like my contribution to society is not valuable.”
“I’m not asking anybody to go worship money or think that money is the end goal. It’s not, but it is a tool, right?”
“If you have that sort of in your subconscious, are you going to have that difficult conversation with your gallerist about raising your prices? Are you going to push for better pay from an exhibition or more grant money? Probably not.”
“What I want you to do is make yourself a beautiful cup of tea or glass of Chardonnay, whatever the thing is, putting on your favorite music, maybe even lighting a candle. Make it as pleasant as you can and reward yourself with a tiny goal.”
“Once you’ve made the first entry, second one’s easy.”
“ I think artists are the solution. We are the people who move the culture, and culture eats policy for breakfast.”