Before 2022 ended, I saw an exhibit in which I found it hard to tell who was the supposed “insider” artist and who was the so-called “outsider” or “outlier.” I’ve been pondering these terms ever since. In statistics, an outlier is a data point that differs significantly from other observations. It might be due to measurement variability, novel data, or experimental error. In art, I understand outliers as coming from a different perspective and creating work that may be novel or experimental when compared to conventional artwork.

Read more at: Insiders and Outliers in Art