The production of art (like the production of children) only makes sense in the context of a gift economy. The continuing production of art in a market economy is a testament to the enduring co-existence of gift and market economies.
On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 9:42 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > "Tom Walker" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Paintings embody labour far in excess of their exchange value > > when you take into account the millions of units that never receive any > revenue. > > I remember a quote of Diego Rivera (which I can't find) that all the best > artists are Communists. > > -- > Ron > > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > -- Cheers, Tom Walker (Sandwichman)
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