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The art of the past no longer exists as it once did. Its authority is lost. In its place there is a language of images. What matters now is who uses that language for what purpose. This touches upon questions of copyright for reproduction, the ownership of art presses and publishers, the total policy of public art galleries and museums. As usually
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“Now that painting has gone up so many blind alleys,” Lagerfeld continues, “I feel that photography is the art that best expresses our age. I am afraid that painting is a finished form, like opera. Photography must be protected from becoming too ‘official.’ It must remain a living art.” Painting certainly is, in its more traditional forms,
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The beauty of concrete - Works in Progress
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But right now I want to tell you what beauty is NOT.
It doesn’t require validation by an institution.
It can’t be manipulated by a corporation.
It doesn’t need or want theory or interpretation.
It’s not mediated through a critic.
Now you can begin to understand why beauty is dangerous. It’s the closest thing to anarchy and liberation in our public... See more
It doesn’t require validation by an institution.
It can’t be manipulated by a corporation.
It doesn’t need or want theory or interpretation.
It’s not mediated through a critic.
Now you can begin to understand why beauty is dangerous. It’s the closest thing to anarchy and liberation in our public... See more
Artists are agents of invention who attempt to change the dominant conventions (although many individuals operating under the rubric of "artist" have much more pedestrian and commercial goals.)
1.9.1 The avant-garde exposes, devalues, and alters existing conventions in search of new cultural arrangements that could provide new aesthetic... See more
1.9.1 The avant-garde exposes, devalues, and alters existing conventions in search of new cultural arrangements that could provide new aesthetic... See more