2018-04-25

Sharing is caring: gallery walls for all

① Since 2005 the number of art fairs around the world has approximately tripled, reckons Edward Winkleman, a dealer and art-business author.

② But for smaller galleries they can be cripplingly expensive.

③ Crucial as they may seem to sales, once the expenses are totted up—application fees, booth design, shipping—costs can escalate to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

④ Little wonder that those with small budgets are looking for cheaper alternatives.

⑤ This month in Warsaw eight hosts will share their walls with 15 galleries from across the world.

⑥ Driven by collaboration rather than competition, "Friend of a Friend" encourages participants to pool resources and share viewers, collectors and contacts.

⑦ Art fairs are here to stay, but these kinds of initiatives are multiplying.

⑧ Last year "Okey Dokey" brought 15 galleries to Dusseldorf and Cologne.

⑨ And "Condo", which has hosted events in London since 2016, expands to Mexico City and São Paulo this month and plans a Shanghai edition soon.

▍生词好句

sharing is caring: 分享即关怀

gallery /ˈɡal(ə)ri/: n. 画廊

museum /mjuːˈzɪəm/: n. 博物馆

art fair /fɛː/: 艺术博览会

approximately /əˈprɒksɪmətli/: adv. 将近；大约

triple /ˈtrɪp(ə)l/: vi. 变为三倍

reckon /ˈrɛk(ə)n/: vt. 估计；认为

dealer /ˈdiːlə/: n. 中间商；经销商

cripple /ˈkrɪp(ə)l/: vt. 使残废；削弱

cripplingly expensive /ˈkrɪplɪŋli/: 极度的昂贵 （会导致入不敷出/无以为继）

tot up /tɒt/: 合计（= add up）

escalate /ˈɛskəleɪt/: vi.（逐步）升高

little wonder: 怪不得；难怪（= no wonder）

alternative /ɔːlˈtəːnətɪv/: n. 另一个选择

share the walls: 共享空间

driven by collaboration rather than competition: 出于协作而不是竞争

collaboration /kəlabəˈreɪʃn/: n. 协作

competition /kɒmpɪˈtɪʃ(ə)n/: n. 竞争

pool /puːl/: vt. 整合；联合起来

car pool: 顺风车

initiative /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/: n.（解决某种问题的）行为；策略

multiply /ˈmʌltɪplʌɪ/: vi. 大规模增加；大幅增加

edition /ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/: n. 版本

▍补充例句

1. sharing

Sharing is the first step to learn to care.

2. cripple

The Chinese government has actively tried to cripple foreign competitors.

The developing countries are crippled by their debts.

Sorry, but that's cripplingly expensive for me.

3. That's the place you make exposure and boost sales.

4. adj. + as + 句子

Clever as you are, you don't understand the connection between me and him.

Interesting as math is, English is my favorite subject.

5. little/no wonder

Little wonder that you want to go home.

No wonder that you spend most of your time at the gym.

6. pool

Pool their money together; if they win the lottery, they split the money.