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Your Art Will Save Your Life

By: Beth Pickens
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As a teenager visiting the Andy Warhol Museum, Beth Pickens realized the importance of making art. As an adult, she has worked as a consultant empowering artists. Intimate yet practical, Your Art Will Save Your Life helps artists build a sustainable practice while navigating the world of MFAs, residencies, and institutional funding.

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For a book released in 2018 it has dated rather quickly. She's clearly directing her book at American artists who are as dismayed as she is by Trump. It feels much more political than I expected from the title and whilst I'm not completely unsympathetic, I just didn't want to go back there and relive it.

I am sure the author is thrilled at the change in political direction and may feel glad that that aspect of her book feels historical now and it was probably cathartic at the time to get her thoughts out there.

There is some encouragement to artists about using our talents even in hard times which was nice, but there was just too much unexpected political angst and self righteousness in such a short book anyway for it to feel relevant. It lacked a longer, more timeless perspective.

A snapshot of dismay and polarised politics

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A touch to political for me. But none the less a worthwhile read for anyone involved in producing art. Very well written and clear to understand.

Better than expected

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Trump getting in and how it affected people - not happy listening - a bit sad and boring

American anxiety

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It's definitely a Great book written by a Great author.. It's a truly Inspiring reading.

Great book and Great author!!!

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