I’m not sure that characterizing the audience’s proxy as “similarity to previously applauded work” is always right. I think in a lot of domains, including sculpture and other fine art, a very large part of the audience’s evaluation is simply the reputation of the creator. Art critics don’t like to say that they don’t understand <insert famous artist here>’s new work.
I’m not sure that characterizing the audience’s proxy as “similarity to previously applauded work” is always right. I think in a lot of domains, including sculpture and other fine art, a very large part of the audience’s evaluation is simply the reputation of the creator. Art critics don’t like to say that they don’t understand <insert famous artist here>’s new work.