[wpietri]

That strikes me as likely to do more harm than good, and research is a good example. We already have major problems with research quality because publication quantity has risen as important metric. I can't think of a metric for art quality that wouldn't introduce all sorts of terrible incentives and disincentives.

[fragmede]

So the alternative is nothing? If someone's receiving funding to create art, asking them to show that they've done something with that money and that they're not just buying booze/drugs and throwing parties for them and their friends with the money that the government is giving them to create art doesn't seem like asking too much.

[wpietri]

That seems like a false dichotomy to me. Aren't there more ways to run things than a binary "user narrow numeric KPIs" vs "people doing absolutely anything"?

[HappMacDonald]

Given my understanding of the modern state of Art, they would simply pivot to making the parties be the artform.

[fragmede]

Well, as long as I'm invited :)