The situation would, however, have been better if an exhibition is only defined as commercial if something is actually sold there. The cases of artists who do not sell any work for a long time are well known. Commentary The recognition of a problem is a first step in the right direction. Developing a number of solutions, which is what Minister Onkelinx has done, is a second. The painful point about this new regulation is that it uses distinctions and rules that are alien to the world of art.
Many artists are in fact interdisciplinary.
Minister Onkelinx has, as mentioned, made this distinction on the advice of the National Employment Office.