“Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there,” John P. Kotter (The Painter’s Keys)
Where is the next great art movement? Are artists today struggling through a crisis of ideas or is it art in general? Are artists mimicking other artists or variations of other movements? Is painting dead, replaced by the computer generation? Or perhaps the answer is something entirely different
There are artists who are doing new and exciting things yet are not getting traction in a wider market. The answer may be less a question for artists as one for the general public. The lack of interest in original art is widespread and likely more indicative of societal issues than artistic ones.
The blog, Art Moscow, asks, “Where are all the geniuses?” I am not convinced it is geniuses we need. They are out there. The issue, to me, seems to be a lack of leadership. There are no driving forces in art today, no cohesion. What is lacking is an Alfred Stieglitz to organize and promote the latest art, someone who can bring together the geniuses and show them to the world. Rather than artistic geniuses, it is promotional and leadership geniuses that are needed.
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