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On Thu, 6 Jan 2000 05:12:45 GMT, John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net>
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> So are you saying that we can only recognize art in retrospect? And since we
No.
> cannot know how the future will deem our (the present) work, then we shall not try
> and judge it now?
I'm not saying you can't judge it.
I'm saying you can't say it isn't art, but that doesn't at all
preclude you from saying it's _bad_ art.
> I'm searching for a definition, not an inclusive data base.
The definition doesn't exist, short of an inclusive data base.
Jasper
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