Most galleries are not yet sufficiently wired to access the site. However, the Selfridges are not discouraged. Richard and I felt that if we got on now, then over the next 10 years, it would become a good vehicle for galleries, to let them look at our work. We couldn't have made a living if we weren't sufficiently outgoing to enjoy meeting these people who want desperately to see 'the artist'. The bonus, Richard hastily adds, is that generally, they like these people.
Some artists think if they give up their privacy, they'll die.
Actually, giving up some of that privacy means that you get constant feedback on your work. That's why we created our website ourselves. We've done our own photography, our own writing - we're very demanding about that kind of stuff, the same way we are with our work. It's all of a piece. And so even though their work is available in galleries and displayed in museums, the Selfridges still maintain a small shop at the front of their home and still host an open house biannually for 200 to 300 of their loyal clients.