My colleague Duncan Baxter asked a rather interesting question: Do you think it could be said that it is the critics who control the trends and direction of the arts, rather than the artists themselves? I would have to say that this is indeed the case. They might not control 100 percent of it, but they definitely control a lot more than critics, in my opinion, should. Critics are a lot public than other artists are, except possibly for musicians and actors. Critics also get famous by their critiques and opinions on art, so they have much more of an influence on shaping public opinion on the arts than others do. Although, I am not sure if this is a good or bad thing, I do realize that this means the artworld is heavily influenced by the acts of a few.
Would it be a bad thing if critics did indeed control the artistic world, which they might actually be doing?
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