Glasstire

William Sarradet and Brandon Zech discuss the current speculation around figurative art, and how artists are impacted when their works sell for exorbitant prices. "We pay a lot of attention to the flippers and the markets, but we don't think about what it's doing to the artists, because they're contradictorily the people with the least power, even though it's their work." See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2022/06/05/art-dirt-on-speculation-art-flipping-and-the-market Today's podcast is sponsored in part by CASETA, the Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art, and their 18th Annual Symposium and Texas Art Fair happening Friday, June 10 through Sunday, June 12 at the Hilton Lincoln Centre in Dallas. The event will feature a variety of lectures and conversations revolving around Early Texas Art, along with an accompanying art fair. To see a complete list of events and register for the program, please go here: https://www.caseta.org/2022-caseta-symposium If you enjoy Glasstire an