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In the Air: May 2023

In the Air: May 2023

May screened some big episodes this month in the ongoing drama that composes the management of cultural patrimony. The story of the Met’s mummy repatriation, Warhol and Prince “collaboration”, and an art fraud Ponzi scheme.

Business Advice from Artists, Part 3: The Power of Myth

Business Advice from Artists, Part 3: The Power of Myth

These anecdotes contain all of the elements outlined by Campbell and places these artists as the heroes. They have created a mythology around them and/or their works. For them, though, there is no (or little) pretense. This is them (magnified through the retelling of the stories) and it exemplifies their values. Companies and organized institutions, take note.