Aug 29, 2009

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melanyouth:

If we cannot agree on what is art, perhaps we can agree that there is something very spiritual about the human desire to create, when it is sincere; and that for every crass opportunist selling not art but his ego, there is a quiet soul working by a measure different from his fellows. It is called art only because we don’t have another word for it.

The photograph shows Wolfgang Laib

melanyouth:

If we cannot agree on what is art, perhaps we can agree that there is something very spiritual about the human desire to create, when it is sincere; and that for every crass opportunist selling not art but his ego, there is a quiet soul working by a measure different from his fellows. It is called art only because we don’t have another word for it.

The photograph shows Wolfgang Laib

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    This quote is actually from melanyouth, I mistakenly attributed it to Wolfgang Laib when I reblogged it. Sorry about...
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    (bolding mine) Re the part bolded: I’m pretty much saying the opposite of each of those: ‘some cultural activities are...
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    Hmm, I know I’m getting repetitive,...I’m at work and...look...
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    I think what you’re saying boils down to: ‘some cultural activities are not recognized as art’ ‘I disagree with the...
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    I was glad to see this older post getting lots of reblogs this morning, and in the car was thinking both that I thought...
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    I’m having a difficult time parsing this, “when it is sincere; and that for every crass opportunist selling not art but...
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    “If we cannot agree on what is art, perhaps we can agree that there is something very spiritual about the human desire...
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    The photograph shows Wolfgang Laib
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