A comment in one may determine your series of questions in another. You discover whom to rely on for certain kinds of feedback and advice and when to call someone back for another visit.
Regularly swapping studio visits with your peers will help you prepare for more formal meetings with an art professional. Consider the circumstances: if this is a curator, art dealer, or friend’s first visit, you may want to present a chronological overview of your work. If it is a repeat visit or the person is already familiar with your work, you might show only recent developments. If your practice is installation-based, you may want to build a model of the project and show your visitor sketches, video clips, and sample materials. You should also have documentation of other projects handy, either as prints or as video clips or jpegs on your laptop. Visit the studios of other artists working in your media, and notice how they present their work. You will pick up do’s and don’ts to apply to your presentations. Because I have several series of works going on at once, I will often ask an art professional what he or she wants to see when we are setting up the appointment. Usually the person has already looked at my website and has a good idea of where he or she wants to begin. I put away unfinished work I’m not ready to discuss and hang a few of the pieces the visitor has requested. I have others nearby, ready to pull out.
Regularly swapping studio visits with your peers will help you prepare for more formal meetings with an art professional. Consider the circumstances: if this is a curator, art dealer, or friend’s first visit, you may want to present a chronological overview of your work. If it is a repeat visit or the person is already familiar with your work, you might show only recent developments. If your practice is installation-based, you may want to build a model of the project and show your visitor sketches, video clips, and sample materials. You should also have documentation of other projects handy, either as prints or as video clips or jpegs on your laptop. Visit the studios of other artists working in your media, and notice how they present their work. You will pick up do’s and don’ts to apply to your presentations. Because I have several series of works going on at once, I will often ask an art professional what he or she wants to see when we are setting up the appointment. Usually the person has already looked at my website and has a good idea of where he or she wants to begin. I put away unfinished work I’m not ready to discuss and hang a few of the pieces the visitor has requested. I have others nearby, ready to pull out.
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