On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 9:25 AM, LizR <lizj...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 20 March 2015 at 20:57, Telmo Menezes <te...@telmomenezes.com> wrote: > >> A fundamental difference in science is that peer reviewers are other >> scientists, working on their own research. There are no professional >> critics in science. >> >> That's true (I think). But there are plenty of commentators and so on, as > well as science popularisers, and some scientists who are critical of > others outside their areas of expertise. And some who are just critical of > others full stop (Fred Hoyle was one I believe). >
True, but notice that art critics are not merely commentators. They more or less decide which artists become financially successful, which will then influence what you are likely to see at a museum of modern art or an exhibition. In science, although it doesn't hurt to have good press, your success is mostly determined by your colleagues. Peer-reviews and citations. In sports it's perhaps even more meritocratic: the commentators can say what they want, but a football player who converts a high percentage of kicks into goals will be hired by a top team. I sense that Brent is perhaps suggesting that art is mostly bullshit. I have several very smart science/engineering-type friends who hold similar positions. I would say that this steams from a bias towards goal-driven endeavours. Real art has no goal. The business of art has a goal, and rich people care about what critics say because they are making an investment, and wish to mitigate risk through social proof. This is perhaps a bit depressing, but does it really matter? We are all still free to create and appreciate art (or not) as we please. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
