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a city call for two sculptures on concrete pads in a park, for two years. no stipend: the artist pays to make, move, install and insure the work. ten days to the deadline.
what the call asks for, what it pays and what it costs him, and how it’s judged.
which piece, its material, size and weight, how it bolts down, two years of weather, who installs it, insurance, and the price.
I draft the letter and the concept; he edits and shoots the photos; one PDF with his name on every page.
five working days, and he sends it from his own email. then his website, and a calendar of the next calls that suit the work.
a painter with a large body of work and no record of it. the goal: galleries, and the right people writing about it.
every painting with its title, year, medium, size, where it is and whether it’s for sale, in the order of the site.
the quiet one galleries expect, used everywhere, and the longer story told once, only as he tells it.
a local profile first, then further out, each piece giving the next a reason to run. his website is the hub.
every quote in every piece is his, and he can strike any of them before anything goes to an editor.