It is unquestionably a good thing that prizes in the arts exist. By and large, artists of all types are underpaid"if paid at all!"and monetary awards help them create or, in many cases, even just subsist. My problem is who or what, and on what basis, is rewarded.I have never been on the selection committee for a major monetary award, but I have frequently been a voter on New York or national film and theater awards. …
SOURCE: John Simon at 10:09PM on October 18, 2013