Sorry I meant I 99.9% disagree with you, specifically on "So, to me, "I don't get art" is an admission of failure, not a brag. If there's something that a whole bunch of people think is awesome, you owe it to yourself at least to figure out what they think is so cool."

Just because everyone else loves a piece, it does not mean it is cool. I assumed that include mass media, but my mistake.

When you say "I don't get art", I assumed the phrase came from the article, which is referring to Contemporary Art. So when you refer to "I don't get art", I assume you mean Contemporary Art. However, I apologize for assuming you are referring to the article when you left your comment under the article using the exact same words.

I assumed you like Modern Art because you named a bunch of artists you like under the Modern Art era, mostly Abstract Expressionism period, but none under Contemporary Art.

What I am saying is "I don't get art" in not an admission of failure, just a personal opinion. The rest is just an explanation.