Or commission a gallery of Olympians by an artist with a very personal iconography, rather than by a sports photographer?
Where more craftsmanly architects have sometimes struggled to make sense of the Serpentine commission, the gallery's inner bling this year meets BIG's not-so-secret showmanship.
Jessica Voorsanger's new children's commission for Gallery 3 at the Whitechapel Art Gallery has seen her transform the space into a TV studio, and kids are asked to dress up as one of a vast array of local heroes that range from Babs Windsor to David Beckham.
Few enough artists think that dealers are fully justified in charging a 50percentt commission on gallery sales, but most accept it as just the way things are done.
The work was strong, and it led to solo museum shows, public commissions, and gallery exhibitions.
Several artists lost commissions and gallery shows because of the temporary eviction, and some moved outright, signing leases elsewhere.
Artworks pushing past the $100,000 mark have been showing up increasingly on the site, which charges a commission from galleries like 303 and Luhring Augustine in New York and Sadie Coles in London.
He's taken over the Guardian Books site for one day, commissioning interviews, galleries, a podcast and making free with our twitter account.
Gross sales from her art have come to $150,000 this year, but with the 50percentt gallery commission and the art center's 50percentt cut of the remainder, she has made about $35,000, which is put in a trust.
You also have to factor in that most galleries take a 50% commission, and that the gallery will likely have a say in determining the price of your work.
Were they commissioned by a gallery, or thrown up on Facebook?
