What are the implications of the public's general disinterest in fine art?
To me, it seems like your average joe doesn't much care for works of "high concept." Theory has dominated discourse in a way so that no artist wants to be too specific, too this, or too that. It has imposed normative standards on art. (This has been done in the past, but contemporary discourse definitely condemns it as censorship by the state, etc...) Do you think these judgements (what is and is not good art, kitzche, craft, bad art, cliche, etc...) are justified and well reasoned? Are they a brand of regulation, making the art experts's discourse contradictory.
Also, the public has become disengaged with the concepts guiding the work. I am curious if anyone has thoughts on why that might be.
Moreover, I mostly am interested in:
1. Whether you think this assessment is correct.
2. What does it mean to have such a large part of (contemporary American) society wary of the fine art world?
2006-10-04
12:19:11
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The Sushi King
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