1 I believe it was Michel Foucault who said that once an artist has produced a w

1 I believe it was Michel Foucault who said that once an artist has produced a work of art then he or she has lost control of their work. In other words it is not so much what the artist says about the work rather it is how the social audience response to that work. For example it appears that Johnny Depps recent film where he played the role of Tonto was not totally accepted by the audience. In other words once a work of art has been produced it takes on a life of its own (think here of alienation of labor or the process of commodification) independent of the producer.2What does it mean when something or someone becomes a commodity?