Fascinating. I would say that at best being able to shill for one's art should be irrelevant to considerations of its quality and sincerity, and at worst ominous. People are never attractive when they grovel. Perhaps we can be most impressed by those who can constructively and unapologetically defend their work yet still seem above the fray. But this still seems to me like a matter of personality and not of real strength or lack thereof. Speaking of the Super Bowl, the only test of art is the real game, not the pre-game show. But this is the bias of a shy, or at least shy-adjacent person.
Fascinating. I would say that at best being able to shill for one's art should be irrelevant to considerations of its quality and sincerity, and at worst ominous. People are never attractive when they grovel. Perhaps we can be most impressed by those who can constructively and unapologetically defend their work yet still seem above the fray. But this still seems to me like a matter of personality and not of real strength or lack thereof. Speaking of the Super Bowl, the only test of art is the real game, not the pre-game show. But this is the bias of a shy, or at least shy-adjacent person.
Most thought provoking as usual!