let’s question assumptions & set art world records together.

Maybe you’re passionate about conceptual art. Maybe you like the idea of setting the world record for the most valuable work by an “un-discovered” artist and the first career ever sold. maybe you just want to see this experiment unfold for decades. Maybe you hate my work and want to own and destroy everything I make for the rest of my life.

No matter your motivation, this is a chance to make art history at a time when the news is dominated by stories of tough times. It’s a chance to get the art industry - the country - maybe the world - talking about art and the arts in a new way. It’s an examination of value and values, of ideas and ideals, of patience and patronage. It will mean a lifetime of artworks, and a chance to help mold the trajectory of a young(ish) artist in an exciting and experimental way.

But enough hype - I’m sure you have questions about what this even is. I’ve written some articles about it so you can do a bit of a deep-dive into its ideas, my motivation, my inspiration, and the questions and tensions that I think are crucial (links below), but in summary:
I’m selling my career as an artist for $5 Million.
That means that if you buy this piece, I’ll be making artwork for you for the rest of my life (literally!).
We’ll have to iron out some of the details when we get down to brass tacks putting together a contract (like the number of pieces I send you each month, what kind of pieces it includes (and doesn’t include), how many commission pieces you can have me make per year, etc.).
In the end, by buying my career, you’re getting a lifetime of art, and all of the rights to them (aka you wanna make prints? All yours! You aim to license them for greeting cards and t-shirts and movie rights? That’s your prerogative. They will be yours and I will own none of it).

As far as I know, nobody has ever sold their career, and no “undiscovered” artist has ever sold a single work of art for that much, so it will be a first, as well as a world record - a great chance to collect a lifetime of artworks and bring attention to you, your business, cause(s) you believe in, or simply to the questions raised by this piece.

“Tell me more!” I hear you shouting. Can do! Here are six articles that will give you an in-depth look at the details, ideas, art history, and expectations I have for this piece:

• The 1st article is a look at what this work is: You Can Buy My Career For $5 Million

• The 2nd is a bit of art history that informed my path to this piece: The History Behind the $5,000,000 Career

• The 3rd examines the math behind the price tag: $5,000,000 Math

• The 4th outlines a few people/types of people who might want to collect this piece: Who in the World Would Buy This?!

• The 5th is a more complete examination of the questions and issues at the heart of this whole project: What Does It MEAN?!, and

• The 6th gives you a look at who I am, what I care about, and some series I want to work on: Why Who I Am matters

Be warned, however, that while I have a few answers to some of your questions, in the end, this is a relatively obtuse conceptual art piece meant more to bring up questions than to answer them.
But whether you have questions, comments, gifts of cash, or serious inquiries, I look forward to hearing from you.
Just shoot an email to:
JW @ BuyMyCareer . com

If you want to peruse a collection of previous works, head to my portfolio page.