Decoder Ring: The Sign Painter
b'Ilona Granet was a New York art-scene fixture who won the praise of the art world when she put up anti-harassment street signs in lower Manhattan in the mid- 1980s. Her career seemed like a sure thing, but three decades on, and so much more art later, it still hasn\\u2019t materialized, even as her contemporaries are now hanging in museums. This episode is not about the familiar myth of making it, but the mystery of not making it. What happens, to an artist\\u2014to anyone\\u2014when they\\u2019re good enough, but that\\u2019s not enough?\\nIf you love the show and want to support us, consider joining Slate Plus. With Slate Plus you can binge the whole season of Decoder Ring right now, plus ad free podcasts, bonus episodes, and much more.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'