You do realize that the activity of art-making and the field of aesthetics (defined broadly as philosophical thought about art-making) are thousands of years old? And that just as there are arguments for certain political systems over others, there are arguments for certain ways of interpreting and valuing art over others?
The idea that artistic value is only based on modern academics is really quite myopic.
The idea that artistic value is only based on modern academics is really quite myopic.