Artists have typically been viewed as outsiders. Maybe it’s because they create new worlds that challenge the one most of us take for granted. Or maybe it’s because they invent those worlds with a virtuosity that seems so magical to us. Whatever the reason, they’ve usually had to struggle in markets that favored industrial and financial sectors over the arts. Art was generally not the first career you chose if you wanted to make an impact on the world, much less a good living.
Artists have typically been viewed as outsiders. Maybe it’s because they create new worlds that challenge the one most...