Tai Shani’s M.I.A.S.M.A. at Kunsthalle Bern (credits: David Aebi; Alwin Lay)
We live in the age of artistic boycotts that prove that art matters little to non-artists
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This article is taken from the June 2026 issue of The Critic. To get the full magazine why not subscribe? Find our subscription offers here.
The idea of leaving the art world is one of the art world’s most predictable tropes. With banal regularity, a report suggesting that artists on average earn less than the minimum wage appears, followed by a suggestion that opting out is the only way to survive.