But the regions, cities, churches... wanted (needed) these relics in order to attract tourism of the faithful - money was still all powerful. So I am quite sure that money or something commensurate to it passed hands in order to get some of these relics. BTW - as I am sure you are aware, with enough money you could buy your way to salvation through indulgences during the Middle Ages. Luis Fontanills Architect Miami-Dade/Broward, Florida In a message dated 11/16/2010 12:54:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
I saw the Pawn Stars show where they couldn't/wouldn't sell a religious relic because the papal authority banned selling them. I suppose that's about as close as one can get to something that can't be monetized through coercion and threats of damnation, etc. I have to admit that sometimes I would give away my art if I could also have the power to send the recipient to damnation. wc ----- Original Message ---- From: joseph berg <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, November 16, 2010 11:46:50 AM Subject: Re: Can art exist without authority? On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 5:50 AM, William Conger <[email protected]> wrote: > Yep. But power can get by a long time without consensus because it has > coercion > and punishment. > > Hey, this is interesting. When does art (the objectified quality) have > power to > enforce consensus re its quality? > wc > When art authorities (e.g., critics, curators, connoisseurs) don't sell out and jump on the commercialism bandwagon.
