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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gradine" data-source="post: 7484432" data-attributes="member: 57112">As someone who holds an advanced degree in Theatre, I find it hilarious that anyone could possibly assert that there is anything close to a unanimous, objective opinion on the quality of anyone's writings within the field of academia. Academics are, much like frequenters of online forums, massive nerds, and one thing the two groups have in common is how much they love to argue.To say nothing of the fact that academic "canon" consistently shifts throughout time in all fields, let alone any as subjective as art or literature. Positions within the fields of cultural production shift as new generations gain power and their positions begin to take prominence.PS: The modern high art scene, particularly the one that exists in New York, has always been and will likely remain for a very long time a complete and utter scam ran by con artists. Kudos to Pollock for making bank off it (decidedly less so for, you know, the domestic abuse, in spite of the obvious demons he carried with him to his grave), and I'm sure that his work does resonate with a certain population of people, but I don't know that anyone could his work (or any work) "objectively" great art. Hell, The Mona Lisa was considered one of Da Vinci's lesser works until somebody stole it (because it was so easy to steal, because it was considered on his lesser works).</blockquote>