Escapes from art as escapes from commodification, elitism, dominant
markets, political pressure, imperialisms and colonialisms of sorts, just
name it -- art history abounds with them, your 'critical/multicultural
theory of the past couple of decades' thrives on them: they never worked
but stranded in ever more art. Saved! but frustrated!
>I'm simply not depressed about art or its future or its relation to the
>media, but I don't see the necessity for aphorisms such as these which
>tend to block more than augment perhaps.
OK that makes two of us still looking in different directions. My aphorisms
were invoked by my absolute doubt in 'aboutness', especially when
co-existing with 'quality': i can see propaganda marching in through the
back door already.
>Alan, not feeling lost at all, perhaps that's part of the problem
'If you're not confused you're not paying attention' (a comforting
observation, by Michael Rothschild at the 1st Bionomics Conference SF1993)
Jouke Kleerebezem Amsterdam
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