The Wise Fool Art Podcast

The Wise Fool Art Podcast


Gallerist, Friedrich Loock, Loock Galerie (Berlin, Germany)

October 21, 2019

- Berlin when the wall came down - Disco and Punk in the same night - The art market is a marathon not a sprint - To be successful you need to not give up when things become difficult - and it is always difficult - Struggling artistically is the same no matter how much money an artist has - German support for the arts and artists - Less corporate sponsorship in the arts - Gallery roster of artists is based on the gallerists interests - It took me 4 years to sell my first painting - Sell the story - Artist statements - Artist that are expressive and reflective are often successful - Feedback and dialogues are necessary - Art is a form of communication - Write artists statement collaboratively with a friend - writer - curator - or gallerist. - All art sales are 100% chance - the lack of stability in the art world - Life is a dialogue - Alec Soth - Pricing of editions - Tiered pricing - Analog vs digital prints (darkroom vs inkjet) - Artists should work with galleries that are at equal levels to them - Do not expect to work with top galleries only - grow with your galleryhttp://loock.info
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