Dec 2, 2022·edited Dec 3, 2022Liked by Franklin Einspruch
The Burgis piece obviously applies--and how--to the art world, notoriously to people who are in it (often prominently so) despite having no eye or truly personal taste, but who know the rules of the game and what they're supposed to like and not like. It's not that humans have no instinctual basis for choosing one art object or another, but rather that taste varies widely, and many do not trust their own and adopt the "correct" taste, which is safer and more convenient. It's a form of fashion victimhood, though the "victims" can be opportunists who know they're full of it but are fine with that.
The Burgis piece obviously applies--and how--to the art world, notoriously to people who are in it (often prominently so) despite having no eye or truly personal taste, but who know the rules of the game and what they're supposed to like and not like. It's not that humans have no instinctual basis for choosing one art object or another, but rather that taste varies widely, and many do not trust their own and adopt the "correct" taste, which is safer and more convenient. It's a form of fashion victimhood, though the "victims" can be opportunists who know they're full of it but are fine with that.