1. Produce constantly or you’re not a real artist ( or you’ll fail, whatever failure means to you )

2. Make very big art or you’re not a real artist ( or you’ll fail )

3. You can be assured of making a living solely through your art if you perform this list of tasks, usually involving social media, but if you fail anyway it’s because you and your art are worthless: 

4. Somewhere there is a high-demand market for your work. 

5. Art world success is a meritocracy. 

5a. Art world affirmation and acceptance should be the highest goal of any serious artist.

6. All art galleries are begun and run by people who are very good at selling art, so gaining gallery representation will advance your art career.

7. The art world is a single homogeneous network of well-coordinated similarly informed and motivated academic, institutional, and business entities.

8. Demand for art always exceeds supply, and is in fact infinite; therefore selling art is never a zero sum game.

9. Art career consultants aren’t bottom feeders and, once paid, are guaranteed to advance your art career.