NORTHERN PLANNER

There’s a growing trend in the London and New York for art scene. Art collectors are making calculated gambles on buying the entire collections of young artists, hoping that one of them will be a big success and make them a tidy profit. Some think the effect on the quality of art is terrible, as too many young artists are being blinded by early success and losing the skill for self criticism. Not only is there a glut of average work, we may be missing out on something truly exceptional.

Reminds me an old boss who never promoted people unless they were virtually doing the next job up already. Or they way my Dad never let me win at tennis (he was such a bad loser he stopped playing when I began to beat him).