Saturday, February 21, 2009

Art and the Depression



Readymade Magazine asked five artists to reimagine the popular poster art of the first Great Depression. Pretty awesome work. We hope this inspires work by Bridgeport WPA-ers

The Chicagoist has a feature about how artists are coping in these times.
In these recessionary times, galleries are closing down, auction houses are getting millions less than normal in sales for even big-name masterpieces, and starving artists are starving even more. Recently we asked a few dozen artists and gallerists how they were surviving Great Depression II:

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