In a message dated 9/26/12 5:57:55 PM, [email protected] writes:
> In answer to Cheerskep's question at the end of his post below: No, > because much > recent art is 'conceptual'. > Thanks, William. I did have in mind works I first saw decades ago. Going as far back as in my twenties, if, given that I was paying attention, the work -- of any genre -- did not occasion an a.e. in me on first encounter, no "explanation" or comment from the creator or a critic made the ecstasy kick when I then revisited it.
