Art.

Some interesting pieces on art here. This guy manages to do something I wrote about. But ten years before I did. Of course, that's the beauty of much of contemporary art, in that the best of it really does help you to move out of the normal framing of what art and what you exactly are. (this list at the Times is truly worthwhile).


That's why, recently, I've been enjoying going to contemporary art museums over the older "classical" ones. Even when I went to places like Rome. I'd even say that those odes to Ceasar's of old or Rich families (medicis) no longer struck me as worthwhile (even if I understand their historical significance).

Many people act shocked. But it really is usually more interesting (especially once you've gained some knowledge about the past) to see what contemporary artists are doing (even if most are not detached from the same powerful forces as previous artists had to bow to). That latter link is an example of why.



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