"How should we rank artists? Forget about quality. Forget about sales. Let's pretend we're in junior high and rank artists by popularity. Let's see how much attention they're getting and whether it's coming from the cool kids."
-Sarah Boxer in Picasso and Warhol... Neck and Neck in 22 January The New York Times (Click "Continue reading..." for full text of article.)
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This NYT article raises many questions, including:
What is art? Who gets to vote? Do gallery/museum exhibitions measure the value of an artist?
According to the creators of the list at Artfacts , the "cool kids" are the professionals (museum curators and gallery owners), and art is that which is shown in exhibited in museums and galleries.
What do you think?
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