Example of work from Yale's Art Program, Quesiton

[sympatico]

I read the article. It was basically a dude whining that his Yale diploma didn't turn out to be a "Give Me Money" card. It wasn't a good article.

Also I think someone linked it in here...

[TheStranger]

@sharthewealth :

@ sympatico:

While I think it was partially about a Yale alumni 'whining' I think the main gist of the article was to dispel the myth of Yale being more than it is (Beyond it's reputation and brand name). I am sure some people put Yale on a pedestal and think it will bring them more than other top schools would. What the author explains, and dispels, is that this is simply just a myth and that while people may feel good to say "I went to Yale" he has experienced what it actually means to go there and what it means to see himself and his whole graduating class years later with the degree---without letting school pride mute his opinion. He merely wants to say artists at other good schools do just as well, or even better, in the art world. He isn't whining about his pay check more-so than he is fame which is also correlated to connections, networks and what your degree did for you. I found the article very humbling and informative. It doesn't tell you "don't go to Yale." It just tells you "Hey, this is the reality of the matter from someone who went through it and have kept ties to his classmates."

[sharethewealth]

@TheStranger, Thanks for posting! The python is a great metaphor.

I guess the 1 artist is Kehinde Wiley. Still, the next 2 groupings of 3, followed by the following group of 6 comprises about 1/2 of the class. And that 50% one might describe as "successful" to "moderately successful." This ratio seems to hold true for the other couple of schools at the top of the heap.

Though it doesn't seem like much, 50% is a huge proportion to fall into those categories compared to most schools.

So I suppose the shape is probably different as you move down the hierarchy of schools -- with the "mouth" becoming smaller and the mid section getting fatter, and on down to schools where there's a tiny tiny mouth and a fat tail.

[TheStranger]

I would guess it's Kehinde Wiley as well.

[losemygrip]

I agree that I think the point of the article is to temper one's expectations about Yale.

[sympatico]

Hah, that isn't even the article I read. How bizarre. That person wasn't whining in my opinion, just giving a heads up. The article I read (and I find it interesting that so many Yale graduates feel the need to tell the world "where are we now") was much less even-handed.

[sharethewealth]

@sympatico, what article did you read?

[sympatico]

I'm really not sure. I'm starting to wonder if I hallucinated the whole thing but I swear I read a nearly identical article, linked from here, which was much different in tone. If it was linked from here I'm pretty sure it was buried deep in some random thread and I have no idea where to even look.

[Studiohound]

Author of the article Zak Smith (AKA Zak Sabbath) also works in the porn industry. I wonder if that is more lucrative than his art career?

[TheStranger]

I researched him as well. Smart fellow and says what he wants to.