What I Buy and Why: Art Advisor Alaina Simone on Bartering for Work in Her Collection, and the Market Advice She'd Give Young Artists
Art advisor Alaina Simone. Alaina Simone has worn many hats in the art world since getting her first job in the industry at Detroit’s 555 Arts some 17 years ago. She’s been an artist liaison, a gallery director, a curator, a head of development, and a board member, to name a few. Lessons from each of those roles inform Simone’s current job, running her own artist management agency in New York. There, Simone similarly plays a number of parts—an advisor to creators, a marketing consultant, a producer of events. And if that wasn’t enough, she’s also an accomplished collector with a p...
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