rudipooimf opened this issue on Jan 31, 2002 ยท 21 posts
KateTheShrew posted Sat, 02 February 2002 at 12:17 AM
Well, now, there you go, Chuck. That's the entire reason I've always been against the Hot 20. I don't see art as a competition, I see it as a form of personal expression. But with the introduction of the Hot 20 the galleries became more about prestige than anything else, IMO. It was more important to get high ratings and Hot 20 placement than it was to produce good quality, well conceived art. All of a sudden, instead of everyone striving to find their own style, their own voice, the galleries became a competition to see who could exploit the latest fad the quickest and obtain the most approval. The Hot 20 has become fashionable rather than stylish, and as someone once described the distinction between the two - Fashion says "Me too! Me too!" while style says "Only me."