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Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?]
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Thu, 6 Jan 2000 19:27:54 GMT
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Dave Schuler wrote:
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> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > Dunno about you, but I LIKE art. I think its a shame that good art is
> > being driven out by bad. But that's what you get when you toss free
> > money around. Crud. I'm belligerent towards the NEA and the polarizing
> > effect public funding has on free expression, not towards art.
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> Aw, Larry, you had me right along with you up till this bit. Well, I'm
> still mostly with you, but a considerable problem with art today--and this
> isn't just confined to our fine nation--is the predominant aesthetic trend as
> much as any dubious endowments by our government. Worse, it must be said that
> a "free" artistic market doesn't guarantee good art any more than the NEA
> does. Bad art which is popular will sell and propogate, while good art which
> is not popular will not sell. Danielle Steele outsells Cormac McCarthy, but
> she's hardly a better (or even credible) artist.
You have a point, however, I think we are on the verge (if not already
over the cliff) of having a market which will again support good art.
This is due to the internet. With the minimal cost of distribution, who
cares what the mass market wants, the "good" art still has a chance to
reach those who appreciate it.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Borders Books and Barns and Noble go out
of buisiness in the next 50 years, because the good books won't be sold
by them, and even the bad books will be sold over the internet, all
directly by the author.
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| (...) B&N is a better online bookseller than amazon, IMHO. Especially their OOP/secondhand books. As far as online publishing by the author is concerned, I refer you to the messages posted to rec.arts.sf.composition by Gene Steinberg. Jasper (24 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Aw, Larry, you had me right along with you up till this bit. Well, I'm still mostly with you, but a considerable problem with art today--and this isn't just confined to our fine nation--is the predominant aesthetic trend as much as any dubious (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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