I hate to say this, but to quote Jeanne Huybrechts circa last year (and like a million other people), “just because you can doesn’t mean you should.”
When I saw this post on Daily Intel this morning, I was disgusted. Three burgeoning young artists have daddy buy them a temporary gallery space instead of interning? Utterly ridiculous and unnecessary.
First of all, I doubt it’s going to get them anywhere in the art world, because it simply seems like a cop out. It also doesn’t bode well for these girls’ talents. If they are really that good they should have no trouble interning.
They get experience running their own gallery. With any kind of skill, you learn by watching others. That’s why internships are so helpful. And are these girls really managing their own funds. Probably not.
UGH.
