On 03/12/2010 08:10, "joseph berg" <[email protected]> wrote:
> *- In our sociological context, the pursuit of profit and the > commodification of art can therefore be seen as a limitation on freedom and > a constraint against the hope inducing and renewing qualities of art. This > commercial pressure exerted on creativity is even more sinister in the > context of ideological art, where creative expression seeks to ask questions > of the dominant culture and engage politically in conveying real freedom.* > ** > *William Stopha* > > http://thinkingpractices.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/power-of-words-beat-commodi > fication-of-art/ > > Personally I would find this sort of quotation more engaging if you added comments about what you think of the ideas contained within them. It feels like a fishing exercise where you simply drop dry flies onto the top of the water and wait for the list members to bite. The sociological context is spurious; there are many different perspectives within sociology some posit a conflict between art, culture and economy (e.g., Marx, Weber, Simmel, Benjamin following Simmel and Weber's lead) others do not, particularly the more recent postmodern, cultural consumers, individualist, or liquid modernity, etc. social theorists; they see the economy becoming driven by consumption and a playful mix of consumer choices (Play, a definition of aesthetic value derived from Kant, and found in Gadamer.) So, please, may I ask that you introduce what you cite? Toodle-pip, Allan.
