New Vice article – Filthy Lucre

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Artists too have their myths. The lies told to artists mirror the lies told to women. Be good enough, be pretty enough, and that guy or gallery will sweep you off your feet, to the picket-fenced land of generous collectors and two-and-a-half kids. But, make the first move, seize your destiny, and you’re a whore. – “Filthy Lucre”, my latest for VICE, on money and meritocracy