There are two different trajectories that great artists seem to take, says David Galenson. One is conceptual innovators like Pacaso who burst on the scene in his early twenties and electrifies the art world at the turn of the last century. The other is experimental innovators: people who never have a clear, easily articulated idea. It can take them a lifetime to figure out what they want to say.
How does genius emerge? An exploration of different types of innovation—through the lens of Elvis Costello’s extraordinary song “Deportee,” once utterly forgettable and then, through time and iteration, a work of beauty and genius.
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