What a wonderful interview....

I came upon an interview in the NY Times with Jean Philippe Delhomme. I was pleased with how succinct he was in talking about current events of the art and fashion world. It was inspiring to read what he said about what creative people must do in times of recession.

"The most important thing is to work. When there is no money, you can stop working and really get into a state of desperation. You have to keep on doing things, whether the economy is going to get back into shape or not. In fact, there are lots of people blogging and content that is totally free. It’s a little bit crazy: who would have imagined that people would be working for free all the time? Business people’s creative input is making money, and during a recession they realize creative people might develop ways of working without financial support. So you have to fight the recession and more, but it’s always better to do something. Do your thing. The next one is: stand up for your work. You still have to fight for that. The third is to be optimistic."
-Jean Philippe Delhomme

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/now-skewering-jean-philippe-delhomme/?ref=culture