And if we must evaluate art on some scale, I actually find myself most sympathetic to the idea of pure majoritarianism when it comes to taste; the only meaningful way to measure beauty is to evaluate it through what the eyes of the majority consider beautiful, and that would change the ranking of esteemed art in a way that would very hugely deprioritise the opinions of art critics.
I disagree with that point of view. The issue is the that majority has no deep interest in music, or art, or movies. And in turn the deep interest is what drives the genre and the art medium forward. Nothing about Angelus Novus moves me, but there's so many albums that move me, while I doubt most people would even be willing to stand to listen to it for more than a few moments.
While I don't like art critics, and it can certainly create insular communities where they make art for their own clique and nobody else, it's important for communities to exist where people can push their medium forward in novel ways.
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I disagree with that point of view. The issue is the that majority has no deep interest in music, or art, or movies. And in turn the deep interest is what drives the genre and the art medium forward. Nothing about Angelus Novus moves me, but there's so many albums that move me, while I doubt most people would even be willing to stand to listen to it for more than a few moments.
While I don't like art critics, and it can certainly create insular communities where they make art for their own clique and nobody else, it's important for communities to exist where people can push their medium forward in novel ways.
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