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have great art anymore, you've got to have great ideas." ABN chatted up a handful of
forward-thinking gallerists about the unique ways in which they're fi nding success. Here are fi ve tips you can take to the bank.
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Find your niche. Metalworks. Animation. Sculpture. Contem- porary. Pick a specialty and stick
with it. One-size-fi ts-all may work for some industries, but in the art world it's important to concentrate your eff orts. "T e secret to our gallery's success was
fi nding a niche that worked for us and really focusing all of our eff orts there," says Katie Cromwell, co-founder of Gallery1988 (www.nineteeneightyeight. com), a world-renowned destination for pop culture-themed art that boasts two locations in the Los Angeles area and has collaborated with such entertain- ment icons as Spider-Man creator Stan Lee and the Beastie Boys. Gallery1988 openings have seen
upwards of 2,500 people in attendance (with plenty of Hollywood A-listers in the crowd), and the gallery's annual "Crazy 4 Cult" show—which is hosted
"YOU CAN'T JUST HAVE GREAT ART ANYMORE, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE GREAT IDEAS."
Above: This year marks Austin's ART on 5th's 14th year in business Opposite: Openings at Gallery1988 have attracted more than 2,500 attendees
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