Tyler, the Creator isn't totally anti-gatekeeping. does he have a point? (via The Cut)
instagram.comTyler, the Creator isn't totally anti-gatekeeping. does he have a point? (via The Cut)
Viewed one-dimensionally, the other concept that requires clarification is gate-keeping. Only seen to be a fence, its hinge is forgotten. A gate is the passage between interior and exterior, from one space to another, private to public, mine to another's. It is both about keeping out and allowing in. The current conception of “gate-keeping” is excl... See more
Ruby Justice Thelot • In Praise of Gatekeeping
Brent’s defense of gatekeeping is a defence of something larger: your toil. “The labour that goes into organising and maintaining a reference library is not to be discounted... it is work that you – as a designer – have done and you shouldn’t be giving that away.”
Liz Gorny • POV: How valuable is the obscure creative reference?
Most people aren’t interested in being told what to think or feel. Great art is created through freedom of self-expression and received with freedom of individual interpretation.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
If you’ve truly created an innovative work, it’s likely to alienate as many people as it attracts. The best art divides the audience. If everyone likes it, you probably haven’t gone far enough.