Funniest Article!!!! --- SOOOO TRUE!
What to Buy to Look Like: A Gallery Assistant
By Lauren Schwartzberg
1.) “Anything Pleats Please by Issey Miyake in black. It’s really not a myth that people in the art world wear black. These might not be exclusive to the art world, but they’re everywhere, I think because the tops and pants are both a mix of eccentric — they come in weird shapes — but still very minimalist and discreet. They’re flattering and odd and also really fucking comfortable and loose. I didn’t have any before I started here. They’ve been around for a long time so I was familiar with them, but I always thought they were kind of strange. Then I realized they were pretty awesome.”
2.) “A gallery tote bag is essential. Hauser & Wirth has like 4 million tote bagsand we all have them. It’s not very chic but it’s what we all wear. Right now I’m wearing one that says, ‘I want a dyke for president,’ which is text the artist Zoe Leonard wrote in 1992. Mansur Gavriel bags are still really popular too.”
3.) “I was at another gallery once and I noticed that they also had the same white Simplehuman trash can as us. It’s not really that chic or an established thing, but it was funny to notice.”
