Matt Gleason: Hello is this Daniel?
Daniel Kimery: Hey Matt thank you so much for calling me. I am truly honored to have such a prominent member of The Art Community call me.
Matt Gleason: Not a problem. So you wanted to talk to me about what is wrong with The Art Industry? Everything and there is nothing that you can do about it.
Daniel Kimery: Ok I know that The Art Industry is totally fucked up right now so let me rephrase my question. What about The Vanity Galleries and the corrosive effect they have had on The Art Industry?
Matt Gleason: We have had to deal with Vanity Galleries all over the country and they almost always fail because they are following a poor business model. You can make much more money by taking half from a Real Artist than from charging an unsellable hack exposure.
Daniel Kimery: Well what about what happened to The Hot Springs Art Scene? We went from making money off of the buyers in Hot Springs to selling exposure to Hacks; Because of Hucksters like Richard Gipe who's business model is about charging Artists for expose rather than for charging buyers for Art.
Matt Gleason: What is the population of Hot Springs? Does it have an NFL Football Team?
Daniel Kimery: No it doesn't.
Matt Gleason: Well there is your problem right there. Lack of population equals a lack of demand for Art. Vanity Galleries are everywhere, but they seem to hit small towns the hardest.
Daniel Kimery: I agree, but as a former Artist Consultant for The Art Exchange I can say in full confidence that it wasn't just talentless hacks but World Class Artists that were scammed.
Matt Gleason: How many Art Galleries are there in Hot Springs?
Daniel Kimery: About a dozen?
Matt Gleason: Are you kidding me? That's it.
Daniel Kimery: Yeah there were more, but about 6 of them went out of business in the last few years since I started up my website.
Matt Gleason: Ok and out of those 12 how many of them are Vanity Galleries?
Daniel Kimery: About a dozen.
Matt Gleason: Hahahahaha Are you Serious? Out of all of Hot Springs there isn't one real Gallery?
Daniel Kimery: Well there was The Xu International Gallery, but that went out of business recently and there is The American Art Gallery and the upper level is The Thomas Kinkade Gallery, but Thomas Kinkade is dead now.
Matt Gleason: Thomas Kinkade is The Worst American Artist of All Time!
Daniel Kimery: How big of a factor would you say that Curriculum Vita plays in The Vanity Gallery Scene?
Matt Gleason: It plays a huge role. Have you heard of The Florence Bineil?
Daniel Kimery: I am embarrassed to say this but no.
Matt Gleason: The Florence Bineil is The Largest and most Prestigious Art Expo in The World.
Daniel Kimery: Wow
Matt Gleason: Well anyways there is also an Expo called The Venice Bineil that charges for Wall Space. You would think because of the names that they were similar but they are nothing alike. One has some of the best Art in The World and the other is just a bunch of garbage. I was actually fooled at first and was actually impressed when people told me that they were in The Venice Bineil then after I saw their Art I was like hey wait a minute... How much did they charge you? And the guy would be like $5,000.00 and that was when I knew it was a scam.
Daniel Kimery: How long have Vanity Galleries been around?
Mat Gleason: Forever.
Daniel Kimery: Well I remember back in the 90's almost all of The Galleries in Hot Springs were Commercial Galleries and then Richard Gipe came to town and the dynamic shifted from Galleries selling Art to Buyers to them selling exposure to Artists. I don't know much about The Art World outside of Hot Springs, but would you say that Vanity Galleries are more common now than they used to be.
Matt Gleason: Oh absolutely. They never last long, but when one goes out of Business two more take their place.
Daniel Kimery: Are there some regions where Vanity Galleries are more common than others?
Matt Gleason: No. They mainly just tend to infect small towns. Do you know who Alan Bamberger is?
Daniel Kimery: No. Who is that?
I will add more in a moment. This is a long interview so stay tuned for updates.
Daniel Kimery: Hey Matt thank you so much for calling me. I am truly honored to have such a prominent member of The Art Community call me.
Matt Gleason: Not a problem. So you wanted to talk to me about what is wrong with The Art Industry? Everything and there is nothing that you can do about it.
Daniel Kimery: Ok I know that The Art Industry is totally fucked up right now so let me rephrase my question. What about The Vanity Galleries and the corrosive effect they have had on The Art Industry?
Matt Gleason: We have had to deal with Vanity Galleries all over the country and they almost always fail because they are following a poor business model. You can make much more money by taking half from a Real Artist than from charging an unsellable hack exposure.
Daniel Kimery: Well what about what happened to The Hot Springs Art Scene? We went from making money off of the buyers in Hot Springs to selling exposure to Hacks; Because of Hucksters like Richard Gipe who's business model is about charging Artists for expose rather than for charging buyers for Art.
Matt Gleason: What is the population of Hot Springs? Does it have an NFL Football Team?
Daniel Kimery: No it doesn't.
Matt Gleason: Well there is your problem right there. Lack of population equals a lack of demand for Art. Vanity Galleries are everywhere, but they seem to hit small towns the hardest.
Daniel Kimery: I agree, but as a former Artist Consultant for The Art Exchange I can say in full confidence that it wasn't just talentless hacks but World Class Artists that were scammed.
Matt Gleason: How many Art Galleries are there in Hot Springs?
Daniel Kimery: About a dozen?
Matt Gleason: Are you kidding me? That's it.
Daniel Kimery: Yeah there were more, but about 6 of them went out of business in the last few years since I started up my website.
Matt Gleason: Ok and out of those 12 how many of them are Vanity Galleries?
Daniel Kimery: About a dozen.
Matt Gleason: Hahahahaha Are you Serious? Out of all of Hot Springs there isn't one real Gallery?
Daniel Kimery: Well there was The Xu International Gallery, but that went out of business recently and there is The American Art Gallery and the upper level is The Thomas Kinkade Gallery, but Thomas Kinkade is dead now.
Matt Gleason: Thomas Kinkade is The Worst American Artist of All Time!
Daniel Kimery: How big of a factor would you say that Curriculum Vita plays in The Vanity Gallery Scene?
Matt Gleason: It plays a huge role. Have you heard of The Florence Bineil?
Daniel Kimery: I am embarrassed to say this but no.
Matt Gleason: The Florence Bineil is The Largest and most Prestigious Art Expo in The World.
Daniel Kimery: Wow
Matt Gleason: Well anyways there is also an Expo called The Venice Bineil that charges for Wall Space. You would think because of the names that they were similar but they are nothing alike. One has some of the best Art in The World and the other is just a bunch of garbage. I was actually fooled at first and was actually impressed when people told me that they were in The Venice Bineil then after I saw their Art I was like hey wait a minute... How much did they charge you? And the guy would be like $5,000.00 and that was when I knew it was a scam.
Daniel Kimery: How long have Vanity Galleries been around?
Mat Gleason: Forever.
Daniel Kimery: Well I remember back in the 90's almost all of The Galleries in Hot Springs were Commercial Galleries and then Richard Gipe came to town and the dynamic shifted from Galleries selling Art to Buyers to them selling exposure to Artists. I don't know much about The Art World outside of Hot Springs, but would you say that Vanity Galleries are more common now than they used to be.
Matt Gleason: Oh absolutely. They never last long, but when one goes out of Business two more take their place.
Daniel Kimery: Are there some regions where Vanity Galleries are more common than others?
Matt Gleason: No. They mainly just tend to infect small towns. Do you know who Alan Bamberger is?
Daniel Kimery: No. Who is that?
I will add more in a moment. This is a long interview so stay tuned for updates.
