If they want to make a living with art they need to be able to sell their product. Otherwise they should pull the cart like the rest of us. Same with self employed people saying they can’t afford health insurance— time to find new employment.
1965 - “The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government.”
1963 - The Naked Communist
22. Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all form of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to “eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings,” substituting shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms.
23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. “ Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art.”
Nuff said.