I also agree with the flip side, that lack of popularity does
not
necessarily mean an artist is too good or cutting edge or
etc., to be
understod by the masses. However, are you claiming that lack
of
popularity is sufficient evidence of bad art?
And what do you do with an author whose popularity waxes and
wanes over
time, say his art gets better and worse as time goes by? I
like a lot
of authors, some popular, some remaindered, but I would never
rank them
artistically based solely on their sales figures.
Mark
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