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Go buy some canvas. Advertising is a business first
Last week I judged the Newspaper Association of America’s Athena Awards. During the breaks, the judges were interviewed on camera. Great. Another opportunity for me to contribute to that B-roll of dumb stuff I’ve said over the years. About midway through I was asked the one question that rears its ugly head about once a month or so: “Is advertising art?”
“Oh, that question,” I replied, and rattled off my standard answer: “No, advertising is a business masquerading as art.
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