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Dr Lisa: How to Handle Post-BOS Traumatic Stress Syndrome

Trippy Mask at 17-17 Troutman Street photo: Maria Gotay Bushwick Open Studios was amazing this year, don't you think? It's great to see our community and 'hood appreciated as an epicenter of creativity. The aspect that I'm most proud of is how the creativity and passion is what's celebrated, NOT the sales which is genuinely […]

Dr Lisa: How to Handle Post-BOS Traumatic Stress Syndrome

Dr Lisa: How to Handle Post-BOS Traumatic Stress Syndrome

Trippy Mask at 17-17 Troutman Street photo: Maria Gotay Bushwick Open Studios was amazing this year, don't you think? It's great to see our community and 'hood appreciated as an epicenter of creativity. The aspect that I'm most proud of is how the creativity and passion is what's celebrated, NOT the sales which is genuinely […]

Dr Lisa: How to Handle Post-BOS Traumatic Stress Syndrome

Trippy Mask at 17-17 Troutman Street photo: Maria Gotay

Bushwick Open Studios was amazing this year, don’t you think? It’s great to see our community and ‘hood appreciated as an epicenter of creativity. The aspect that I’m most proud of is how the creativity and passion is what’s celebrated, NOT the sales which is genuinely much more fun. Yes, of course we all want to make money from selling our work, but not having the work viewed in a marketing atmosphere such as Art Basel is sort of like the difference between having a retail job at the coolest vintage store ever right now as opposed to helping rich ladies buy bathrobes at Bergdof Goodman. Yeah, I know that sounds like bullshit to you—show me the money—but I mean it. You’re young, you’ll earn more cash eventually, appreciate the moment!

So it’s a good time to get perspective on how you feel about whether your work was included in a top 10 list or if you had 10 visitors or…

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