Yet in introducing new or little-known artists to a mainstream audience, the show still has value.
For a little-known artist, Dread has been widely heard.
Critics felt it tried too hard to look for little-known artists whose work turned out to be unremarkable.
A $25,000 grant to Sculpture magazine will pay writers' fees and other costs associated with articles about little-known artists and public art.
Two other little-known artists show that realism remains a surprisingly strong option for today's artists.
They are painted by a little-known artist, Alfred Sauvage, active in the early 20th century.
The public will ultimately decide which, if any, of the little-known artists in this vast exhibition become brand names.
Some have only prints; others scour the country for the work of little-known artists from decades ago.
In 2002, he founded the Perceval Press to publish the works of little-known artists and authors.
Back then it took inciting the wrath of Congress to put a little-known artist onto the front page.