What’s the Value of Creativity? – The Business of Life (Episode 3)
This episode of ‘The Business of Life’ looks at two creative industries going in seemingly opposite trajectories: the fine art world, where the sky is seemingly the limit for the prices collectors are willing to pay; and the music industry, where the free-fall of record company profits has only recently begun to slow.
But at the root of each sector’s rising or declining fortunes is the underlying question: How should we compensate artists? And what value do cultural products create in a society? To get to the bottom of the issue, we’ve tapped the former New Yorker pop critic Sasha Frere-Jones, award-winning artist Ryder Ripps, and Glenn O’Brien, the founder of TV Party, original editor of Interview Magazine, and a former member of Andy Warhol’s Factory.
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May 20, 2015 @ 10:57 am
This episode of ‘The Business of Life’ looks at two creative industries
going in seemingly opposite trajectories: the fine art world, where the sky
is seemingly the limit for the prices collectors are willing to pay; and
the music industry, where the free-fall of record company profits has only
recently begun to slow.
Watch “How the US Workforce is Changing (Episode 1)” – http://bit.ly/1I4IvVW
May 20, 2015 @ 11:02 am
May 20, 2015 @ 11:15 am
I love these videos but I’m not always 100% sold on the panel. For this
video in particular, why wouldn’t they have someone from a big label come
out? IE like an A&R for Atlantic or some executive that offers contracts to
artists? These guys have obviously been around the industry but it would
offer way more insight if at least one of them was from a major label.
May 20, 2015 @ 11:18 am
in this episode, we find out how vice has become another corporate main
stream news service taking bribes from corporate america.
May 20, 2015 @ 11:25 am
so is this episode mainly about music or when they say “art” do they also
mean illistration,animation,videos,ect?
May 20, 2015 @ 11:27 am
Both art and music *industries* are gone to schitz. You can easily download
music from a pirating site. If there is at least ONE photo of a painting,
anyone can download that and print it.. The only grips they have are
concerts (live music cannot be downloaded) and those money-wasting
millionares who buy the paintings 4dalulz.
May 20, 2015 @ 11:40 am
The creative industry is not all about money.
May 20, 2015 @ 11:48 am
we all gon make it fam
May 20, 2015 @ 12:11 pm
Incoming Bank of America is shit comments!
May 20, 2015 @ 12:24 pm
There is a strait up bank of America commercial before hand. Come on!
May 20, 2015 @ 12:25 pm
Why do I even watch this?
May 20, 2015 @ 12:29 pm
There is nothing new about this episode. It’s a worn out topic where
everyone knows that most artists don’t make shit. Good effort, but poor
episode.
May 20, 2015 @ 12:46 pm
kinda surprising that the film industry wasn’t talked about. Doesn’t that
count as fine art? Hopefully we’ll see an episode 3.5 on it.
May 20, 2015 @ 12:53 pm
Creativity.
May 20, 2015 @ 1:12 pm
Weird question – at around 4:40, streaming vs purchasing is discussed.
When they say a song has been streamed x times, do they include repeat
streams/plays by the same user? Maybe the number is being bolstered by
people who get obsessed and listen to the same song over and over.
May 20, 2015 @ 1:27 pm
8:12 somebody let one rip
May 20, 2015 @ 2:14 pm
To me, numbers mean shit. If you have an idea, and can grow that idea into
something that a lot of people like then that’s all you need. And anyways,
how much flipping money do you really need?
May 20, 2015 @ 2:20 pm
I love this series
May 20, 2015 @ 3:28 pm
Remember Kids!
All these “The Business of Life” Videos are sponsored by the Banks!
Surely they are not bias.
May 20, 2015 @ 3:33 pm
What is the value of creativity: Does it pay to be an artist?
May 20, 2015 @ 3:37 pm
in other words lets get monopoly heads and businessman who have no idea
about the right brain and only ‘pay’ attention to the left side of logic
and control. creativity doesnt have value it’s priceless and if more people
showed it the world would be flying
May 20, 2015 @ 4:48 pm
A lot of profound insight here. But why is every person in the room
scowling like someone just shot their dog?
May 20, 2015 @ 5:03 pm
Here’s one thing the video didn’t cover, and as an artist myself let me add
it on here.
No artist ever decided to become a creative person because of money or any
other logic rationale.
I know it sounds cheesy, but it all resumes down to passion. If you’re
passionate enough and work hard enough, you’ll find your niche and money
will follow, it really is as simple as that.