The reason John Paul isn't in the major New York galleries is because he didn't go to Yale. Almost everyone showing in major galleries there are products of the photo department at Yale. Not because they are any good, but because they are safe. Every professor at Yale went to Yale, and all of their work is alike. Galleries know exactly what they are going to produce without having to even see it. And that makes them a safe bet. Major galleries aren't going to take a risk on an unknown, that's bad for business. Since Yale is cookie-cutter art, they are little risk. |