Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for November 20, 2015
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Transcript:
JJ: You know, Mike, finishing my suite puts me at something of a career crossroads. On the one hand, I could stay put, preserving my regional authenticity... on the other hand, I could swerve into the SoHo fast lane, cultivate a glitzy gallery rep, and sell my paintings for $40,000 a pop. Mike: Oh, what the heck. Take the second approach. JJ: You won't mind being Mr. JJ Caucus?
She reminds me of the art majors I used to know when I was taking ceramics classes at my uni.Every year, they’d have a student/teacher art sale, and you could tell who did which just by the price. The teachers, who were experienced, established artists (at least one with a national reputation), had nice pieces with low prices.The students, otoh, wildly overrated their pieces. I especially remember one, crayon scribbles on a piece of paper, with an $80 price tag. I can only hope it was ironic.