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		staticman2 on Sept 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DALL·E 3 The book illustrator is an artist who works in publishing, the art gallery painter is an artist who participates in the "fine art" world. I've never heard these terms used like you are using them.

keiferski on Sept 20, 2023 [–]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_world

See also: Art Forum. ArtNews. MoMa. The Met. Etc.

I didn’t invent the term.

staticman2 on Sept 21, 2023 | [–]

"Art world" is a term connected to "fine art" not "art" or "artists". That's where we disagree.

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