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Artists, Read the Fine Print

Hyperallergic·Hyperallergic·28 days ago
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Daily Newsletter The insidiousness of artists' contacts, visitors will now judge the Venice Biennale, and Trump’s border crew damages 1,000-year-old Native etching. “The art world runs on informality,” artist Damien Davis writes, “until informality stops serving the institution.” In today’s must-read piece, Davis takes on the many ways so-called “standard” contracts actually undermine artists’ power. The cost of pushing back feels higher than the risk of signing, he writes, and sometimes, you can’t afford to walk away. Speaking of walking away: The latest twist in this year’s Venice Biennale, after the awards jury resigned last week, is that you are now its judge. There will be no Golden Lions, the event’s top prize; instead, ticket holders will vote on “Visitor Lions,” with awards announced when the show closes in November. Conveniently, Israel and Russia are eligible after the jury said it would ban them from consideration due to charges of crimes against humanity.…

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