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Why philanthropy is not purely charitable

Why Most Major Donations Are Not Altruistic

Gavin Coates

Why major donations are rarely altruistic, how institutions convert private wealth into influence, permanence, and historical positioning.

Why Most Major Donations Are Not Altruistic

Gavin Coates

Why major donations are rarely altruistic, how institutions convert private wealth into influence, permanence, and historical positioning.

Why recognition comes before success in art

Why Recognition Usually Comes Before Success in...

Gavin Coates

Why recognition comes before success in art, how institutional placement, not visibility or revenue, creates the conditions for long-term viability.

Why Recognition Usually Comes Before Success in...

Gavin Coates

Why recognition comes before success in art, how institutional placement, not visibility or revenue, creates the conditions for long-term viability.

What makes an artist statement good

What Makes an Artist Statement Effective (and W...

Gavin Coates

Why most artist statements fail, and what an effective one actually does. A structural guide to clarity, framing, and authorship in contemporary art.

What Makes an Artist Statement Effective (and W...

Gavin Coates

Why most artist statements fail, and what an effective one actually does. A structural guide to clarity, framing, and authorship in contemporary art.

How museums decide what to store

Why Storage, Not Display, Is the Primary Functi...

Gavin Coates

Why storage, not display, is the art system’s primary function, and how preservation, documentation, and continuity determine what actually enters history.

Why Storage, Not Display, Is the Primary Functi...

Gavin Coates

Why storage, not display, is the art system’s primary function, and how preservation, documentation, and continuity determine what actually enters history.

Why most art lacks context

How Art Becomes Contextualized in Culture and H...

Gavin Coates

How art becomes contextualized, and why most work never is. An explanation of institutional placement, continuity, and why visibility alone isn’t enough.

How Art Becomes Contextualized in Culture and H...

Gavin Coates

How art becomes contextualized, and why most work never is. An explanation of institutional placement, continuity, and why visibility alone isn’t enough.

What is abstraction in art

Abstraction Is Not a Style

Gavin Coates

Abstraction is not a visual style but a historical method. Abstraction is a way images think, not how they look.

Abstraction Is Not a Style

Gavin Coates

Abstraction is not a visual style but a historical method. Abstraction is a way images think, not how they look.