> Now, I'm not saying that all successful fine art is bad, rather that not all of it—perhaps even not much—is good. Any my own evaluations of art are no doubt w

> Now, I'm not saying that all successful fine art is bad, rather that not all of it—perhaps even not much—is good. Any my own evaluations of art are no doubt wonky: I think a black square[2] is brilliant and liberates art from the tyranny of representation while a shark in a tank[3] is a shark in a tank and a testament to a salesman or conman more than an artist. Even if you try to dress it up with analysis. (Which could, just as easily, be more rationalization…) And I'd say a well-done seascape with a lighthouse in it that you can pick up in any seaside town's souvenir shop is better than either. I like representational art, haha. What drives me nuts about fine art (and I've dated a couple artists, almost married one), is how up its own ass it mostly is. I've known some artists that are self-aware enough to have functioning bullshit-o-meters and recognize the absurdity of the art world, but that's not the common case.