“Is art better when times are tough? Think of immortal painter Vincent van Gogh, “starving as he slaves over his masterpieces,” suggestsJon Kelly for the BBC. “The 1930s gave us Steinbeck and Picasso’s greatest work.” The impetus for the piece is a coming drastic cut in British funding for the arts, as part of new austerity measures. “The mood,” he notes, “among the nation’s arts administrators is apocalyptic,” seeming “to give the lie to the familiar maxim that hard times are fruitful periods for artists” ”
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GOOD QUESTION!: Is a Terrible Economy Good for Art? – http://www.theatlanticwire.com/features/view/feature/Is-a-Terrible-Economy-Good-for-Art-2240
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