this post is with regards to a few nagging questions regarding art and criticism that have been plaguing me for the past few days after a recent discussion. the debate was with regards to the context in which art is conceived of and created and the notion of the audience it is meant to address. for some people the context seems like the determining factor- the context in which it is created.
like regarding a discussion about baudelaire i had a few months back. to me it was great love poetry; to the other person it could only be felt if it was seen in the context of the
then there was this other little irritating point. the fact that actually the art that needs patronizing in an age where the state is disinvesting from institutions of culture is actually the ‘classical’ and not the ‘popular’. if a need exists to encourage critical cultural production then it is these experimental (and often difficult) works that must be encouraged by buying a ticket, watching and spreading the word.
so sue me for liking tarkovsky.
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where did the earlier post disappear??? this one seems to be shorter and conspicious by the lack of comments
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