Hard Truths: How to Be Gentle with an Artist’s Overinflated Ego

With a world in crisis and an art market spinning out of control, seasoned creative consultants bring hard truths to our readers.
I have an artist friend who’s smart, witty, and overall very fun, despite being a total narcissist. To be honest, his work is pretty terrible, and, what’s worse, he continually talks about all his “masterpieces.” I am OK with art people being brash and egotistical if it’s an intentional attack on bourgeois taste, but my friend is clueless