Day jobs
Veronica Roberts (Editor, Writer of introduction), Blanton Museum of Art (Host institution), Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University (Host institution)
"Day Jobs examines the overlooked impact of day jobs on the visual arts. Success for artists is often measured by their ability to quit a day job and focus full time on their practice. Yet these jobs can often spur creative growth by providing artists with new materials and methods, hands-on knowledge of a specific industry that becomes an area of artistic investigation, or a predictable paycheck and structure that enables unpredictable ideas. The book is comprised of thirty-nine chapters, one for each included artist, with image of their work, commissioned essays, and interviews. The book seeks to demystify artistic production and overturn the romanticized concept of the artist sequestered in their studio, waiting for inspiration to strike. Conceived as a corrective to traditional art historical narratives, this book encourages us to more openly acknowledge the precarious and generative ways that economic and creative pursuits are intertwined."--from the publisher
Print Book, English, 2024
Radius Books, Sante Fe, NM, 2024