6. If you’re an artist, critic, or curator, someone will inevitably ask you what you’re working on. It’s good to have either two projects that can be mentioned briefly, or one project that can be mentioned in more depth—though still kept within the bounds of appropriate party chatter. In different cities, artists, critics, and curators take different tacks on describing their workload. In Los Angeles, artists must always look like they are rested and fresh. In New York, the more haggard and hardworking you look the better. It’s always appropriate to be on your way to or to have just returned from international travel, e.g., “I just got back from being in this biennial in Prague, but I’ve only a couple of weeks to get on my feet before I have to have some meetings in London.”
- I Like Your Work: Art and Etiquette
February 3, 2011 at 1:04 pm
Wot’s that gag?
Q. How do you know you have actors at your party.
A. They tell you.
Ever read Alex Buzo’s Young Person’s Guide to the Theatre? Very droll. And too too true. The best bit of advice I remember is to the thesp/writer who is getting a bit smug cos of their fame. Buzo says: ring the ABC switchboard… they’ll have no idea who you are.