I have a painting from Zambia in my collection

I have them here on my website, broken out by neighborhood www.marylynnbuchanan.com/lists

@@MaryLynn_Buchanan ¡Gracias!

@@MaryLynn_Buchanan HOW CAN I GET MY ART IN AMERICA

Google it!

I love that!

Thank you 🙏🏼

Thanks for watching! You're absolutely right, some of my favorite galleries are in the lower east side - like Freight + Volume. The biggest thing that makes a gallery 'good' (IMO) is if they're fostering the career of an artist and not simply buying works and re-selling them for marked-up prices...think a Taglialatella. That's what people mean when they're asking me if a gallery is good or not because it's hard to tell sometimes on walking in if a gallery has a legit relationship with their artists. Looking to see if an art gallery attends an art fair is just one of many ways to see if a gallery is 'good' - and there are many different kinds of art fairs such as Independent and Felix - that many of the smaller emerging galleries do participate in. I'd say the two things that apply to ALL galleries would be if they have a regular exhibition schedule and artists with good CV's that they have a direct relationship with then that's a good enough indicator.

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What’s “good art”? If art is beautiful and decorative, it’s considered boring and won’t end up in galleries. What is “good business”? Because, galleries make most cash from abusing the artists, so… is it really a “good business” if the gallery is wealthy that way? Technically they maximize profits, but I’d never consider such a business “good”, but capitalism says profits are the only mentric of how good the business is. Start thinking deeper about what YOU want, vs what the galleries want. Yeah… it’s complicated.

Are you serious! That’s crazy, I’m so sorry you experienced that. I’ve seen people wearing all sorts of things in Chelsea galleries but most are wearing tennis shoes or some other form of comfortable shoes

huh?...! been to a ton of galleries, never happened.

It’s a huge no no. You’re not supposed to “approach” galleries, they approach YOU if you’re worthy. Grow your community and become famous online first, or no gallery will accep you. They need only artists with proven success and with the platforms to SELL your work. Galleries will find you and ask to represent you, eventually. But if you approach THEM, you’re clearly jyst a deaparate nobody.

Most people filming videos on gallery advice have never been represented by a gallery and are just trying to grow KZfaq channel. If they were real artists with gallery representations, they’d be actually PAINTING, not filming silly videos on social media lol So, to learn about galleries - contact REAL artists who are already IN the galleries! Not some nobody.

Glad it was helpful!

I’m sure they already exist.

This is such an old idea, that was done and overdone. Seriously, you should focus on novelty ideas. Not obscessing over extremely outdated topics, with zero innovation. Try actual creativity for a change!

that's very kind, thank you

Most people are too broke to buy ANY fine artworks and have zero artistic taste. What people have on their walls is some old lame family photos and occasional ikea print, likely found near the dumpster. Seriously… Just look what your friends and family have at home lol Art is a hobby, earning even $1000 is practically impossible for even seasoned fine artists with several degrees etc. There are millions of fantastic artists, amd zero real demand. Art is an awesome hobby, not a profession or business. Unless you wish to teach annoying kids for minimum wage, but then you’re not an artist. You’re some low level teacher instead.

Sydney is in the middle of nowhere dear 🙄 Not a good place to live. Better go where there’s actual people.

You already know the answer. From art history. Unless you’re new to arts? New style occurs when there is a big change is society, like a huge world war, a giant plague, big industrial or social revolutions etc. We are in that exact place right now, with post pandemic insanity, change in work culture, self isolation and mental illness as a side effect, outgrowing capitalism that is now a negative thing, change in tge world order, divisions by race/gender/culture etc The change is NOW! You could be the new artist, creating revolutionary fine artworks that will allow humanity to jeal and move forward. It’s in YOUR hands!

I would always recommend negotiating. I usually ask what the range is because galleries feel more comfortable with ballparks. But in general you can always negotiate price as well as how you’d like to pay - in full, installments, etc. Worse they can say is no

Google ads likely pay her enough. Channel is big enough to earn a living and pay for travel.

Thank you 🙏🏼

Gallery will approach YOU, when you’re worthy. Meaning, you need to already have a large following as a pre-requisite. Don’t have that? That means, you’re a NOBODY. Artists can never approach galleries, that’s a horrible idea and shows the pathetic despair of that artist. Huuuuge no no! Gallery will contact YOU and ASK for your CV (or find it on your popular social media links).

Hello!!

Might as well

Google it, seriously

It’s not something anyone else will do for you, it’s on YOU. Obviously you need to have a huge social media following, so that the galleries FIND you and CONTACT you. How else will you become visible to them? It’s not like you approach them or contact them, it’s NOT how things work. So, stop your pathetic desperation and grow as an artist. If you can’t grow a following online, you have 100% proof that your art is NOT good or liked. Meaning, it will never be sold or represented.

Oh lawwwd! That’s terrible!

@@MaryLynn_Buchanan It was! Thank goodness the museum specialists saw that the painting would be fine and no major damage. Happens all the time with parents not holding their kids hand.

@@SantaBarbaraBiking I work for the Venice Biennale every two years..oh the stories that I could tell..and unfortunately the stories involve more adults than children :/

Such a good question!! Probably their hours - especially ones that are 11-6 it’s really hard to see a show without cutting out of work early and it’s just not doable for the average person. It also drives me crazy when their hours or business address are wrong on Google - when they just can’t get basic things together that drives me crazy

@@MaryLynn_Buchanan hey you just described every other gallery in BK....I was gonna ask you through your Insta but I felt goofy doing it that way 😂

@@satansearwax5374 well thanks for asking here and for watching!!

The rude trolls that sit in front desk lol