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Often I am asked to identify trends in art today. And I resist commenting because folks want to jump on board and by the time they do the trend is flat-out gone. But there's something bigger going on. More than a trend. Likely we should call it a movement. Brought on by the internet, the playing field is getting less skewed. Artists used to have greater dependency on art galleries, who were the intermediary between artists and collectors. Today, the internet is a given. It allows direct communication between artist and collector, and also artist and artist, artist and curator and so on. This is a significant democratizing influence. It makes communication affordable...This is different and it is important. It makes art, artists and us more accessible, and better enables artists to pursue and find success on their own terms.

Paul Klein. April 22, 2011.