It is, isn't it? We talked about that, too. :-) The problem with saying that audience manipulation is what's most important is that that's exactly what some contemporary artists believe, so they create art designed to arouse strong reactions, such as disgust or anger or revulsion, and if people are disgusted or angered or revolted by it (e.g. "Piss Christ," the crucifix in a jar of urine) then the artwork is considered a success.
There's got to be *some* other criterion or criteria, but I'm not enough of an expert in the field to say what it should be.
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Date: 2009-03-27 06:21 pm (UTC)It is, isn't it? We talked about that, too. :-) The problem with saying that audience manipulation is what's most important is that that's exactly what some contemporary artists believe, so they create art designed to arouse strong reactions, such as disgust or anger or revulsion, and if people are disgusted or angered or revolted by it (e.g. "Piss Christ," the crucifix in a jar of urine) then the artwork is considered a success.
There's got to be *some* other criterion or criteria, but I'm not enough of an expert in the field to say what it should be.