Art Students as Artists: Market Trend or Folly?
Eleanor Heartney examines a market trend of elevating art students to star status, driven by fear of missing the next Picasso. The analysis follows a February roundtable by the U.S. section of the International Association of Art Critics. Heartney critiques how young artists are prematurely marketed, distorting their development.
Key facts
- Roundtable organized by U.S. section of International Association of Art Critics in February
- Eleanor Heartney analyzes trend of treating art students as established artists
- Market driven by fear of missing next Picasso
- Published in artpress in May 2007
- Critique of premature marketing of young artists
Entities
Artists
- Eleanor Heartney
Institutions
- International Association of Art Critics
- artpress
Sources
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