I had written two of them (new artists and favorite shows). I was initially drawn to top ten lists by Greil Marcus, who for years did a monthly column – Artforum still runs to this day (only now with different writers every month).
Every blog and magazine in the known universe right now is running lists like there is no tomorrow, and frankly they have all become white noise – that even when well written, are frankly just not terribly insightful.
So I’m going to sit this one out.