An Artist's Guide -- Making It in New York City: Making It in New York City

For those looking to produce world-class art rather than sell it, and to produce it in a world-class city, there's An Artist's Guide Making It in New York City by Daniel Grant (The Artist's Resource Handbook). Optimistic but realistic, Grant knowingly takes novices through all the steps of emigration, from ""Testing the Waters by Visiting First"" to ""Looking for Lofts in All the Wrong Places"" and ""The Art World's Cutthroat Competition"" with plenty of addresses, Web sites, case studies, money-making schemes and some horror stories, such as when critic Clement Greenberg called Jules Olitsky ""the best painter living,"" leading to a serious Olitsky backlash. (Nov.)