Getting Screwed.
Apologies for my absence. Times are busy and my brain is feeling like a jumble sale.But, I wanted to flag this issue of galleries not handling work very well.
Unfortunately last year, a piece of my work disappeared while it was at CUBE Gallery. Luckily, we had filled out a condition form and they had no problem accepting blame. It did take some time (9 months), but I received around half the sale price from them as compensation, a compromise for both os us but the best solution. Despite their willingness to cooperate, this was a really stressful thing to have to deal with, especially asking for money. So what do you so if the gallery refuse to admit blame and won’t have any part in helping you out after they damage work?
A friend recenty posted an angry scribd post about such a situation – expensive prints getting damaged and the galleriest refusing to accept blame. Making things public is difficult too – it leaves you with a strained relationship (if you even want to work with that person again!).
Has anyone been in such a situation before, and how did you handle it? Did you have a happy outcome?
