“The ugliest spectacle is that of artists selling themselves. Art as a commodity is an ugly idea... The artist as businessman is uglier than the businessman as artist.” ArtIdeasArtistBusinessUglySellingCommodityBusinessman Book:Art-as-art: The Selected Writings of Ad Reinhardt Source: Art-as-art: The Selected Writings of Ad Reinhardt
“Now almost every artist outside of New York is connected with some school or some museum school, and even in New York the majority are. That's an interesting fact when you take the idea of making money, making a living selling paintings. Only a dozen or two painters do that.” TwoIdeasFactsSchoolArtistInterestingNew YorkPaintingMajorityConnectedSellingPainterMaking MoneyMuseumsDozenMaking A LivingInteresting Fact Book:Art-as-art: The Selected Writings of Ad Reinhardt Source: Art-as-art: The Selected Writings of Ad Reinhardt