Big name or "star" artists have always come and gone, sometimes reemerging. These artists are "popular" and it seems as though anything popular in our fast paced society is subject to a potentially short life span. I am not surprised at the varying levels of involvement in the art world by the artists originally depicted as stars in Robbins' piece.
When I think about career longevity I don't think so much about my position in the art world as a whole. I think more about what job I might hold and what I would need to do in order to make sure I can retain it for a number of years. At some point in my life I wish to become a professor, even if it is not at anything more than a small private college. I would consider my career successful if I was able to live comfortably off of a modest teaching salary while continuing to create work that I love.
The longevity of an artist that lives in the public eye is highly dependent upon that artist's popularity with the public and perhaps more importantly the art critics. It is my opinion that the artist has very little control over their own success(popularity).
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