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In theory I’m all for it - hasn’t any anxiety about “selling out” largely evaporated by now? Who would blame anyone for doing their best to make a living, especially in the art world? It’s a hustle at best.

But what kind of affiliates would make sense for the art world? No one is really selling the kind of high volume/low margin products that could make sense for a partnership, galleries couldn’t/wouldn’t give a percentage of sales. Plenty of them don’t even remember to pay their artists fairly.

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Emily Van Driessen's avatar

It’s funny you mention this new role - a mix of art consultant, influencer, and writer - because that’s exactly how I would describe myself! Still on the hunt for a title that doesn't sound so coporate / capitalist though haha!

Also, thank you so much for mentioning How to Art :) I really appreciate you using the word musings to describe what I write, it perfectly captures who I am and what my art writing is all about!

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