The network of dealers, curators, collectors, and institutions through which visual art circulates and gains legitimacy, operating by conventions that shape not just how work is seen but which work gets made. Understanding these mechanics—how work enters the system, what kinds of aesthetic and commercial values align—matters whether you're navigating it or deliberately working outside it.
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