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COMMERCE_IN_CULTURE

                                           January  11, 2007
                                           February 15, 2007

    In conversation with a friend in an
    Indian restaurant in Manhatten, I          INWOOD_ANGEL
    started trying to explain what I saw
    as the difference between the New
    York and San Francisco arts scenes.

    In brief:

    New York has seriousness and
    professionalism going for it,              But then, who is more
    but this always threatens to               "serious" about what
    corrupt with an inauthenticity             they're doing?
    born of careerism and
    commercialism.                             Someone who moves near the
                                               establishment power centers
    San Francisco has more of a                to make a grab at Success,
    dedicated, individualist                   or someone determined to
    quality to it, there's a                   live as they will, in
    sense of freedom to do what                obscurity if need be...
    ever you want... but a sense
    of futility always threatens                     EAST_OF_THE_EAST
    to contaminate the effort:
    does anyone care?  Is anyone
    paying attention?


                     And also, there are many
                     different New York's and
                     no doubt many different         I know very little
                     New York art scenes...          about what Wynton
                                                     Marsalis' life is
                         BIG_HERE                    like... and don't
                                                     really care.
                         MANHATTAN_WOODY









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