When I swung by the booth of Anthony Reynolds to inquire about a Mark Wallinger piece in Unlimited—a giant mobius strip painted in candy cane colors—I discovered one of the fair's hidden gems, and quite possibly its biggest steal, price-wise. Artist Lucy Harvey has made a little envelope—the size of an ordinary business card—containing slips of paper on which are written "Daily Affirmations For Artists." Harvey’s work charts a weekly course of hopefulness, which is probably desperately unrealistic for most artists.

Monday, it begins, "I believe in art." Tuesday: "I am filled with the desire to work." Wednesday: "I am overflowing with ideas and inspiration." Thursday: "I work from inner necessity not desire for outside validation." Friday: "I welcome honest criticism and feedback." Saturday: "I feel joy at the success of others." Sunday: "I am not plagued by feelings of pointlessness."  The piece, in an edition of 500, is priced at a mere €74, and a representative of the gallery told me they have sold "a lot" of them.

“To collectors?” I asked.

"Yes," she said.

“To ... artists?”

"Yes, artists too!"

Hmmm. One pictures these little cards pegged to the studio walls of struggling artists worldwide ... with darts. Then again, in today's market, does anyone struggle?