Re. Paglia's "Can Capitalism Save Art?" I wonder if art even needs saving. Paglia starts off by pointing out that "No major figure of profound influence has emerged in painting or sculpture since the waning of Pop Art and the birth of Minimalism in the early 1970s" and progresses from there to argue that, at least as far as I can understand, that because there are no overwhelming leadership figures, or coherent thread, in the art world, somehow art is in decline.
But doesn't her position require a uniformity in culture - or at least the among the powerful elements of society - that is no longer practical? My own POV on this is that art is actually ahead of the game; there's no shortage of subcultures in the West in which artists can find their respective places. I also think that learning to deal with that fragmentation of (somewhat mythical) monolithic public opinion is going to be an important part of social discourse going forward. Cheers; Chris On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 5:48 PM, saul ostrow <[email protected]> wrote: > Personally, I like the idea that enterprise actually is derived from the > idea of forced entry and entrepreneurs to be among the takers > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 4:12 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In a message dated 10/15/12 3:27:48 PM, [email protected] writes: >> >> >> > I found it somewhat less than idealistic for her to say: >> > >> > - Artists should learn to see themselves as *entrepreneurs.* >> > >> Joseph, every once in a while we have to think metaphorically, aided by >> etymology. >> >> Indeed every artist does undertake an "enterprise" whenever he begins a new >> work. >> >> Here are three entries in an average dictionary for 'enterprise'. You'll >> notice economy comes into it only in the third entry: >> >> 1 >> : a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or >> risky >> 2 >> : readiness to engage in daring or difficult action : initiative <showed >> great enterprise in dealing with the crisis> >> 3 >> a : a unit of economic organization or activity; especially : a business >> organization >> b : a systematic purposeful activity <agriculture is the main economic >> enterprise among these people> >> >> > > > -- > S a u l O s t r o w > > *Critical Voices* > 21STREETPROJECTS > La Table Ronde > 162 West 21 Street > NYC, NY 10011 > > [email protected] > www.21stprojects.org
