To Provoke - In The Good Sense - Is The Artist's Role

I enjoyed reading an article about composer/conductor Pierre Boulez by Michael Kimmelman, Boulez’s Gentler Roar. At the end of the article, Kimmelman wrote: "'Performers aren't audacious enough today,' Mr. Boulez also told me. 'They think audiences won't respond to what’s unfamiliar. But to provoke — in the good sense — is the performer's role. It's not just to give one more concert.' 'That's not culture,' he said. 'That's marketing.'"

That can be applied to fine artists as well.