The Artist Is Present (Online) | Los Angeles Review of Books Sophie Bishop’s new book tracks the pressures artists face to conform their ‘brands’ to the demands of the algorithmic boss.

“Bishop is…not interested in moralizing or claiming that #influencers are ruining #art; her goal instead is to understand how “influencer creep affects artistic production and how art becomes visible to audiences.” lareviewofbooks.org/article/infl... #influencercreep

Influencer Creep by Sophie Bishop - Paper Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

“Looking to the shifts within influencer culture can help us understand contemporary changes to labor conditions, compensation, and representation within art worlds.”-- Sophie Bishop, PhD
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“Part of the Trump administration's online behavior may also be an extension of "influencer creep," said Sophie Bishop, an associate professor at The University of Leeds and feminist media researcher...” #InfluencerCreep

Influencer Creep — Real Life Self-documenting and self-branding are becoming basic to all forms of work

“Influencer creep has a particular impact on artists, who in some respects resemble influencers: They both try to make a living by translating their aesthetic sensibility for audiences in distinctive or ingenious or familiar ways.” —Sophie Bishop, PhD. #InfluencerCreep