First published October 1, 2021You are familiar with the stereotype. Some uneducated rube stands in a contemporary art gallery, looking at a mishmash of colors arranged seemingly at random, and exclaims, “my kid could’ve made that”. This may be accompanied by some curse words and astonishment at the price or fame of the artwork. Of course, we cultured folk know that he is missing the point. The art is modern, or postmodern, and what our ignorant friend fails to understand is that there is so ...