Art
Why We’re Not Getting Another Andy Warhol Any Time Soon
Gone are the days when top-selling artists came from other fields; you’d better have academic credentials now.
The art market for young artists has been shaky ever since the uncanny rise and precipitous fall of the last batch of bright young things a few years ago. Subsequently, the market has yet to fully coalesce around a single theme or style.
But it has been consistent about the way in which art-market stars are discovered. A surprising number of today’s prospects are the products of traditional MFA programs; just as important, they are recipients of museum shows or prestigious fellowships.