Art as Trap and Transcendence

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What is the relationship between art and the rest of our lives? Does art enhance our experiences and relationships? Does it complement them? Enrich them? Illuminate themhee

Or it is just the opposite? Do art and life stand in conflict? Does each injure the other, steal from the other, sap the esse...