Get the gas face....

So I was planning to mentally block my first interview here in London, but I can’t bring myself to. It was an interview for a small art/music events company which I figured would be some fresh a$$ ish to get into. So I meet with the owner of the company at a small cafe in….let’s just say not the best part of London. Long story short (you like how I skip to the end?) it didn’t work out on either side. But my reason for this rant is not the fact that this woman wasted my time, but more about what she said to me. At one point in the interview we started talking about what kind of art I’m into (keep in mind she saw my resume before hand….or supposedly did) and she looks at me and says “Well, I know urban and street art is considered contemporary art, but I don’t consider it art at all.” Then the cherry on top was when she proceeded to say “I only deal with pretty/happy art and happy people”. Umm….what the fuck is that supposed to mean?!? Anything that’s not suburb is angry and ugly?? Maybe I’m overreacting but I took offense as if I was an urban artist myself. I guess I am in a sense but in the music world. I guess it just surprises me that people are still blatantly classist in this day and age of new money. The age where more and more inner city kids are turning into successful entrepreneurs off of art and/or music. Will it ever change? Who knows, all I know is that I want my 2 pounds 20 back that I spent on the tube transportation to the interview. She gets the gas face!!! Now pardon me as I go hang out with my ugly and angry urban friends….

p.s. If for some odd reason you don’t what the gas face is, click here

**Names were omitted to protect the guilty

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