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Rules, by their nature, are limitations.

Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being

Criticism, to me, is ultimately a practice of paying attention.

At its best, cultural criticism is love and art that exists to give love to other expressions of art. It's beautiful in its indulgence.

最近は「競合を作る」というもの以上に優れた批判は存在しないんじゃないかと思い始めたレヴィ・ストロースは”批判”とは器用仕事であり、作品という構造体を用いて他の構造体を作り上げる、作家は概念を用いて、批評家は記号を用いて作業すると述べたが、これを可能にするのは「競合の創作」なのかも

Private interpretation gives license to interpret but not to distort.

The Problem with Judging

Chrysostom, “thou art making the judgment-seat dreadful to thyself, and the account strict,” p. 158)

“If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize”—Voltaire https://t.co/IkUdjikPcf

This attitude of “we don’t do that sort of thing around here” can be seen another way: as excessive attachment to the supposed rules of the game.

Rules, by their nature, are limitations.