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Pondering the nature of artistic genius, a social scientist finds that creativity has a bottom line
- pg 18y agoI think there must have been a lot of undated paintings in Cezanne's studio that just got dated the year of his death when his estate was sold. His most admired paintings are not from the last year of his life.
- noonespecial 18y agoFTA: It's not curators, it's not critics, it's not the public, it's not collectors who find great artists—it's other artists. Magnificent insight. Love it.
- lux 18y agoJust like Eric Raymond said that you become a hacker when someone else who is considered a true hacker calls you one. I think with most arts the entry into "greatness" is this way.
- jawngee 18y agoAwesome article.