Art star(world)& Top 100

These articles remind me to think about the billboard of art stars in my mind. I found that the art stars in my list are actually long-lived, like Marcel Duchamp and Louise Bourgeois. In their long life-spans, one of them kept on working in art world; the other turned to pursue other careers. Duchamp finally left from the art world to become an chess player since 1920s until the rest of his life. Bourgeois became famous in 70s, then people started to notice the "female artist". They focused on working with their interests, regardless whatever it is. What they want to do is simply to have fun with their careers.There are always lots of elements affect whether you can become a noted artist or not, usually not only depending on your talent in art. Maybe you need to find a good mentor, look for a good dealer and smell what will be the next most popular issue.... But I think if you want to be an artist the most important to keep your art career longer is to keep your passion and have fun with your works. It is really easy to feel frustrated when there is no viewer appreciating your work. By the way, another important thing is to keep healthy and live as long as possible or you will have no chance to celebrate your accomplishment.