Andrew McCluskey

So we should then examine every convention through its origin – especially within the context of social dynamics, power, and wealth.

By the way, this book could perhaps be described as the result of my own personal quest. For many years now, I have built my research and writing on a very simple statement of purpose—which I repeat, almost as a mantra, on every possible occasion, in print or public lectures: Music is a source of enchantment and a catalyst in human life , and my... See more

The function of art is also clear: Artists propose new ways of doing things and perceiving the world, which if successful, become conventional.