The artist as agency: assigned and assumed roles across time and place

What this note covers

1. The artist is a position, not a personality
2. Assigned and assumed roles across time and place
3. Beyond the solo author: collaboration, studios and fabrication
4. Intention: how far does it control meaning?
5. The artist agency looks different in each frame
6. Evidence: writing about an artist with precision
7. How this is examined, and what separates a top-band answer

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