tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079550205844865739.post8884016668797818230..comments2023-10-28T06:59:22.139-04:00Comments on Susan Shaw: W.A.G.E. RagePainter and photographer out on the town.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06517486207210483612noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079550205844865739.post-79249073311201672112011-11-08T15:28:02.977-05:002011-11-08T15:28:02.977-05:00Most of your points make sense except I think it&#...Most of your points make sense except I think it's problematic to celebrate artists because we "homestead derelict neighborhoods to revive them". Yes, that's a valuable service to developers who want to make a killing off of newly-gentrifying neighborhoods and displace low-income folks trying to survive in those "derelict neighborhoods". As an artist I am continuously questioning and challenging my own unasked-for role in the process of gentrification. I think if we're really concerned about economic inequality, not just trying to look after our own special interests, we need to figure out how to be good allies to poor folks in the neighborhoods we often inhabit.Zephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17689288781701826326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079550205844865739.post-56951156999507150082009-01-23T22:42:00.000-05:002009-01-23T22:42:00.000-05:00Yes! Finally some light on this crucial issue. W...Yes! Finally some light on this crucial issue. We can't all be expert milkers of the system like Damien Hirsch or Jeff Koons but we should be able to do a lot better than we are. The expectation of so many artists to have to moonlight to support themselves has many costs, not the least of which is all the art they are not able to make because of the time and energy soaked up by that 'day job'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com