For the fourth issue of Berm we asked contributors to reflect on the intersection of money and art; how art is valued, how the fee (or lack thereof) affects the artist’s work, and the impact of the relationship between artists and institutions.
In this issue:
Linda Austin, An Essay About Money and Art Will Be An Essay About Feelings
Rebecca Horne, Breadwinner
Satpreet Kahlon, An Untitled Essay
Chelsea Couch, Where I Am: An Essay On Money and Anxiety and Art
The Economics of Berm
Ben Hubert, 9-5
An Interview with Variable West
32 pages, 8.5 x 11, full color
Printed at Brown Printing in Portland, Oregon. Release date: November 27, 2023. Money is supported by a grant from the Literary Arts Oregon Publishers Fellowship.
Photos by Mario Gallucci