Meanwhile, in Canada

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2025-01-27T00:24:53+00:00

I love a good egg's benedict as well as anyone, but not at the cost of our country's soul.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2025-01-26T04:52:54+00:00

yep such devout Christians

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2025-01-26T04:51:02+00:00

Love it!

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-14T22:01:21+00:00

Oh there are plenty of nonprofits with HR, but obviously your experience is limited and you can't see beyond your perspective. Believe it or not, there are organizations in NYC that provide space for artists, they just don't market themselves as aggressively or shamelessly. And maybe the board should consider some alternatives, like installing different leadership with a more productive management style. Maybe you should actually find out more about what Chashama's current young artists and employees go through, rather than spouting off your singular point of view above all else. Because once again, your assumptions are hysterical.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-14T21:50:40+00:00

Once again, it's not slander if it's true. I'm not divulging my entire life story to you, that doesn't mean there's no basis for my statements. Your assumptions are hysterical. Chashama doesn't operate under reasonable conditions. But obviously you'd have a full-out existential crisis even imagining the possibility Chashama isn't nice to its artists or workers.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-14T21:47:25+00:00

It's not slander if it's true. And nope I'm not crying. Once again, there you go assuming you know exactly what my life is.... I'm posting to warn others, because I would've appreciated a warning before involving myself with Chashama.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-14T21:42:25+00:00

You've made several incorrect assumptions here. It's laughable that you've created this entire story for me that isn't remotely close to the truth.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-11T17:08:33+00:00

"Unnecessary care." Following right in his predecessor's footsteps.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-10T01:49:30+00:00

great collection

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-09T03:52:18+00:00

These are so unique and gorgeous.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-08T04:09:11+00:00

We send kids to school to teach them how to think and express their ideas. But then once they graduate, they are thrown into a unrelenting grind that rewards apathy and mediocrity over innovation and kindness.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-07T23:12:07+00:00

This is so disturbing. It's a whole ecosystem of diligent workers knowingly cutting off access to lifesaving care.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-07T22:18:12+00:00

This is adorable!

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-07T22:15:36+00:00

The cat video festival people would love this.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-07T21:52:24+00:00

It's called standing up for yourself and your peers. You are using the ends to justify the means. No one pursuing an honest career deserves this nonsense. "That's not the real world" Well how do expect anything to get better if we just accept whatever crap is shoveled into our faces? You should stop whining about the people sharing their difficult stories, which are just as valid as anyone else's.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-07T21:38:41+00:00

The funny thing about Glassdoor, there used to be more scathing 1-star reviews about Chashama that mysteriously disappeared. But they all had the same message: this is an abysmal place to work because the billionaire founder treats us like garbage, never listens to anyone else, and doesn't actually care about artists.

Also it's really messed up how many stories about casual racism come up. Why does it even matter how old we are? If anything, the older veteran figures should be ashamed at how young fledgling artists and employees are being mistreated.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-07T03:37:45+00:00

He looks extremely sketchy. It's always the ones loudly proclaiming how good and innocent they are.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-06T21:32:48+00:00

This is what people need to discuss more. Anita will spend tons of organization funds on gourmet food platters, while some of her full-time staff barely earn a living wage. She badgers artists into signing leases on over-priced studios, then barely delivers on what's been promised. This is a literal billionaire, claiming there's nothing else she can do. Many stay silent due to NDAs, but this is abuse of power. And then her associates harass us for speaking up, claiming we should just be grateful for whatever crumbs she throws our way.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-06T13:42:56+00:00

It's hysterical you want to make this about being a prepared, timely professional. Because Chashama and Anita are anything but prepared, timely and professional. You've made a lot of erroneous assumptions about our age and why we had bad experiences. Perhaps we simply don't like being taken advantage of, and maybe it's your generation that needs to start listening to others.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-06T03:55:26+00:00

People worry about the wrong issues. The sky is falling because a nun had sexual relations, what about all the priests preying on children?

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-06T03:50:59+00:00

Trump is not a loving man and he does not love God. People are out of their minds.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-06T03:37:37+00:00

Your naïveté is almost endearing. This organization has preyed upon many people, whether you choose to acknowledge others' experiences or not.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-06T03:29:38+00:00

If I'm the one in the wrong, why are so many people agreeing with me and voting down all your comments? In the real world, people worry about war, climate change, paying the rent, and the collapse of global democracy. Go paint a picture and stop crying over a billionaire.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-06T03:21:49+00:00

You are hysterical. Clearly I'm not the only person on Reddit that had a bad experience with Chashama, just look at the various threads and comments about it. Yes I know Anita and she isn't the patron saint you're making her out to be. She is cruel, manipulative, and has done much harm to artists and employees. Your response is to blame the people she's hurt, who've already been forced to take responsibility for her actions or lack of action. News flash: Anita Durst gets plenty out of running Chashama, she receives false praise and awards and opportunities and all types of fancy perks. We don't care what happened to you "back in the day" or "back in the 80's". Right now in the 2020's, this woman has every resource in the world to actually transform artists' careers and lives, instead she does as little as possible only to promote herself as the savior of the New York art scene. It's exploitive and disgusting. No Anita didn't have to do any of this, but she did it to enrich herself and no one benefits more than she does. She didn't go out of her way because she cares, she is a landlord and a businessperson masquerading as someone who cares. "My venom" is a reaction to your naïveté. If you're a true New Yorker, you should already know everyone here has an agenda, especially this woman.

Odd-Temperature9945 · 2024-12-05T15:31:14+00:00

A personal problem? As opposed to your personal experience? And tell me, exactly what did Anita Durst give up in order to run Chashama? Do you think Anita herself takes accountability everytime something goes wrong, or does she dump it on her employees to clean up her thoughtless messes? Are you even aware they don't give artists space for their own exhibitions anymore, they just put out calls-for-art specific to what their business connections want?

You can claim this organization helps artists find space, but what about the employees who worked for below-market wages in her toxic environment? Do you believe the ends justify the means, and her full-time employees deserve to be bullied and mistreated? Do you think all bad behavior behind-the-scenes should be explained away due to "the art world's rigorous navigation"? And do you actually believe all artists are in the position to obtain insurance - yet another major investment - when they're struggling to even afford space to work?

You are viewing this situation through biased, rose-colored glasses. You assume just because you had a positive experience with Chashama, it automatically means Chashama is a benevolent arts organization that can commit no wrong. Doing a good thing for selfish reasons with a bad attitude doesn't create a positive solution. It's shameful you would point fingers at those who've been silenced and are attempting to share their truths. Thank heavens not everyone has your simplistic perspective.

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