In Hans Richter's Dada: Art and Anti-Art, he noted the unexpected commercial success of Dadaist art. The best that I can remember the quote, he said: They expected people to react with shock, and to open their minds. Instead, people reacted with amusement, and opened their wallets.
I disagree
I'm sure some people want his art enough to open their big wallets but that should not detract from others who's minds were actually opened, and whom I believe to be the majority