How to Not Fuck Up Your Art-World Happiness

by Christoph Noe

A light-hearted effort to make the art world a little bit happier, from the cofounder of Larry’s List After living and working in the art world for the past 15 years, Christoph Noe brought pen to paper to gather some thoughts on how to navigate the culture industry. “It first developed foremost as a guide for myself as I continuously challenge the mission that I am on in the art world, asking myself why I am still doing what I am doing,” he reports. “Or sometimes, more dramatically, ‘If art is used in therapy, why do we almost need therapy when working in the art industry?’” Following multiple conversations and with the encouragement of his art-world crew, Noe hopes that these guidelines can function as a possible motivator for those in the industry.
Christoph Noe founded the Ministry of Art in 2005 with a focus on Chinese artists from the post-1970s and 1980s generation. In 2013 he cofounded Larry’s List, a premier resource for art collectors.

Genres: Art

83 pages, Paperback

Published March 21, 2023

Reviews

[Jung · Rating 3 out of 5]

Totally gaming my “books read” count with this one.

Man is so lost in the sauce and out of touch with the real world. The book gives a small unvarnished window into how art wheeler dealers operate, and the little mantras and sutras they have to say to themselves to keep sane.

[Hope Ollivant · Rating 3 out of 5]

eh

[Amogh Dwivedi]

as a musician, i found some parallels, but the advice seems occasionally trite. the book has a nice visual aesthetic though, and if i were to have a collection of books in my living room, i would probably place it there.

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly useful. Out of touch at times.

[Leeroy · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was fun and short. I am for sure not the target audience.

[Jesse Gross · Rating 1 out of 5]

I reject the call to throw in the towel. Still waiting.

[Orion Inez · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick read and engaging, definitely a pov from a white man artist. Appreciated the graphics and type, each chapter was concise. I wish it was a bit more in depth or provided more resources.