A funny and very handy guide on pronouncing artists’ names, not that Raymond Pettibon’s name (PEH-tee-bahn) was giving anyone much trouble…

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We ♥ Andrew Goldstein’s handy pronunciation guide to help us all from embarrassing ourselves in the art world. Here’s an excerpt:

…Imagine you’re jetting with Dakis Joannou (pronounced: Dock-is Zho-nu) off to his Deste (pronounced: Des-tay) Foundation on the Greek island of Hydra (pronounced:…