hmmm. I hesitate to make a big sweeping statement, but I think art has been put to all these and more uses for a long time. Plus, art "for art's sake" is still political, even if it insists it's not. But that's maybe a thought for a different essay :)
Do you think that the idea that "art must create change" has gotten more intense over time? I ask b/c I feel like art for arts sake, for the community and relaxation and awe of it all, has diminished over the centuries (?). Our expectations that media must provoke action feels like the norm today, but maybe not always. -Luddite
hmmm. I hesitate to make a big sweeping statement, but I think art has been put to all these and more uses for a long time. Plus, art "for art's sake" is still political, even if it insists it's not. But that's maybe a thought for a different essay :)
Do you think that the idea that "art must create change" has gotten more intense over time? I ask b/c I feel like art for arts sake, for the community and relaxation and awe of it all, has diminished over the centuries (?). Our expectations that media must provoke action feels like the norm today, but maybe not always. -Luddite