And the flip side of patronage…

Jun 19th, 2003 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: News

I just saw Russian Ark, and seeing all those oil paintings reminded me of a great art class I took in grad school, where we discussed how art used to be customized to the whims of the patrons. It wasn’t until fairly recently that artists became independent enough to develop their own ideas. With the help of eBay, bands are bringing this full circle…

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